Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nonyl
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₉H₁₉, formally derived from nonane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥(n)ós Proto-Italic *nowenos Latin nōnus English non- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English nonane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English nonyl From nonane + -yl.

Inflected Forms

nonyls (plural)

Derived Forms

dinonyl isononyl nonabine nonylphenol

Phrases

nonylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

nonylic nonylic acid

Questions

What does nonyl mean?: Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₉H₁₉, formally derived from nonane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
Where does nonyl come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥(n)ós Proto-Italic *nowenos Latin nōnus English non- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English nonane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English nonyl From nonane + -yl.

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