Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methenyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: methenyl
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical CH, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic compounds.

Etymology

From methene + -yl.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: methene

Inflected Forms

methenyls (plural)

Questions

What does methenyl mean?: The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical CH, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic compounds.
Where does methenyl come from?: From methene + -yl.

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