Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galactosyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: galac-to-syl
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose

Etymology

From galactose + -yl.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: galactose

Inflected Forms

galactosyls (plural)

Derived Forms

antigalactosyl digalactosyl galactosylate galactosylceramidase galactosylceramide galactosylgloboside galactosyltransferase glucosaminylgalactosylglucosylceramide monogalactosyl oligogalactosyl sulfogalactosyl

Questions

What does galactosyl mean?: The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose
Where does galactosyl come from?: From galactose + -yl.

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