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glycolic

/ɡlaɪkˈɔlək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
gly-col-ic
IPA
/ɡlaɪkˈɔlək/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English glycolic From glycol + -ic.

Derived Forms

diglycolic glycolate glycollate polyglycolic thioglycolic

Rhymes With

wallach pawlak wallack

Questions

How do you pronounce glycolic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlaɪkˈɔlək/.
What does glycolic mean?
Of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives
Where does glycolic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English glycolic From glycol + -ic.

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