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pteroyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pteroyl
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A univalent polycyclic heterocyclic acyl radical derived from pteroyl acid

Etymology

Etymology tree English pterin English -idine English pter(idine) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English -oyl English pteroyl From pter(idine) + -oyl.

Inflected Forms

pteroyls (plural)

Derived Forms

amethopterin pteroylaspartic

Phrases

pteroyl glutamic acid

Questions

What does pteroyl mean?
A univalent polycyclic heterocyclic acyl radical derived from pteroyl acid
Where does pteroyl come from?
Etymology tree English pterin English -idine English pter(idine) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English -oyl English pteroyl From pter(idine) + -oyl.

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