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pimelic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pimel-ic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to pimelic acid or its derivatives.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peyh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pīmós Ancient Greek πῑμελή (pīmelḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pimelic From Ancient Greek πῑμελή (pīmelḗ, “soft fat, lard”) + English -ic.

Derived Forms

diaminopimelic

Questions

What does pimelic mean?
Of or pertaining to pimelic acid or its derivatives.
Where does pimelic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peyh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pīmós Ancient Greek πῑμελή (pīmelḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pimelic From Ancient Greek πῑμελή (pīmelḗ, “soft fat, lard”) + English -ic.

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