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retinyl

/ɹˈɛtɪnəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
retinyl
IPA
/ɹˈɛtɪnəl/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical derived from retinol

Etymology

Etymology tree English retinol Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English retinyl From retinol + -yl.

Inflected Forms

retinyls (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce retinyl?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɛtɪnəl/.
What does retinyl mean?
The univalent radical derived from retinol
Where does retinyl come from?
Etymology tree English retinol Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English retinyl From retinol + -yl.

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