Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stethal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stethal
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with cetyl alcohol (formerly called ethal), and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti.

Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of stearic + ethal.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does stethal mean?: One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous with cetyl alcohol (formerly called ethal), and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt of stearic acid in spermaceti.
Where does stethal come from?: Blend of stearic + ethal.

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