Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cinnamyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
cin-namyl
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH=CH-CH₂- characteristic of cinnamic compounds

Etymology

Etymology tree English cinnamon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cinnamic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cinnamyl From cinnamic + -yl.

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Questions

What does cinnamyl mean?
The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH=CH-CH₂- characteristic of cinnamic compounds
Where does cinnamyl come from?
Etymology tree English cinnamon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cinnamic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cinnamyl From cinnamic + -yl.

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