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isobutyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
isobutyl
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol

Etymology

Etymology tree English isobut(anol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English isobutyl From isobut(anol) + -yl.

Inflected Forms

isobutyls (plural)

Derived Forms

albutoin diisobutyl febuxostat furbucillin ibufenac ibuprofen isobutylene methoxyisobutylisonitrile monoisobutyl

Phrases

methyl isobutyl ketone

Questions

What does isobutyl mean?
The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol
Where does isobutyl come from?
Etymology tree English isobut(anol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English isobutyl From isobut(anol) + -yl.

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