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ethal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ethal
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

cetyl alcohol

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From ether + alcohol. Compare French éthal.

Usage

Inflected Forms

aethal (alternative)

Derived Forms

stethal

Frequently Paired Words

ethalic

Questions

What does ethal mean?
cetyl alcohol
Where does ethal come from?
From ether + alcohol. Compare French éthal.

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