Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexadecyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-ade-cyl
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical derived from hexadecane

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English hexadeca- English hexadec- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English hexadecyl From hexadec- + -yl.

Inflected Forms

hexadecyls (plural)

Derived Forms

benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium

Questions

What does hexadecyl mean?: The univalent radical derived from hexadecane
Where does hexadecyl come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English hexadeca- English hexadec- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English hexadecyl From hexadec- + -yl.

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