Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lauryl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: lau-ryl
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Dr. Khorana added that this is especially true of cleansers that feature surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate, as this class of ingredients can cause “dryness, irritation and eczema.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin laurus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English laur(ic) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English lauryl From laur(ic) + -yl.

Derived Forms

dilauryl

Phrases

lauryl alcohol sodium lauryl sulfate sodium lauryl sulphate

Questions

What does lauryl mean?: dodecyl
Where does lauryl come from?: Etymology tree Latin laurus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English laur(ic) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English lauryl From laur(ic) + -yl.

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