Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cresyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cre-syl
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three isomeric univalent radical derived from a cresol; tolyl

Etymology

From cresol + -yl.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cresol

Inflected Forms

cresyls (plural)

Derived Forms

cresylic tricresyl

Questions

What does cresyl mean?: Any of three isomeric univalent radical derived from a cresol; tolyl
Where does cresyl come from?: From cresol + -yl.

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