Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geranyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: ger-anyl
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A univalent radical derived from geraniol.

Etymology

Etymology tree English geranium English -ol English geraniol Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English geranyl From geraniol + -yl.

Inflected Forms

geranyls (plural)

Derived Forms

cannabigerol cannabigerovarin digeranyl geranylation geranylcoumarin geranylflavonoid geranylgeraniol geranylgeranyl geranylgeranyltransferase

Phrases

cannabigerovarinic acid

Questions

What does geranyl mean?: A univalent radical derived from geraniol.
Where does geranyl come from?: Etymology tree English geranium English -ol English geraniol Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English geranyl From geraniol + -yl.

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