Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemiketal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemike-tal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any hemiacetal derived from a ketone

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English ketal English hemiketal From hemi- + ketal.

Inflected Forms

hemiketals (plural)

Derived Forms

thiohemiketal

Questions

What does hemiketal mean?: any hemiacetal derived from a ketone
Where does hemiketal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English ketal English hemiketal From hemi- + ketal.

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