Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octoyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-toyl
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical radical, C₈H₁₅O, regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.

Uncountable

Etymology

From octoic + -yl.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: octoic

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does octoyl mean?: A hypothetical radical, C₈H₁₅O, regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.
Where does octoyl come from?: From octoic + -yl.

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