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divinyl

[daɪˈvaɪnɪɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-vinyl
IPA
[daɪˈvaɪnɪɫ]
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two vinyl functional groups in a molecule

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl English divinyl From di- + vinyl.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: [daɪˈvaɪnɪɫ]

Usage

Derived Forms

divinylbenzene

Phrases

divinyl ether divinyl ether synthase

Questions

How do you pronounce divinyl?
The recorded pronunciation is [daɪˈvaɪnɪɫ].
What does divinyl mean?
Two vinyl functional groups in a molecule
Where does divinyl come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl English divinyl From di- + vinyl.

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