acetoacetyl
noun
acetoacetyl is spelled A-C-E-T-O-A-C-E-T-Y-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acetoacetyl means “The univalent radical CH₃CO-CH₂CO- derived from acetoacetic acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acetoacetyl is acetoacetyls.
How many letters and syllables are in acetoacetyl?
| Letters | 11: A-C-E-T-O-A-C-E-T-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acetoacetyl?
Acetoacetyl appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of acetoacetyl
- acetoacetyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acetoacetyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The univalent radical CH₃CO-CH₂CO- derived from acetoacetic acid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does acetoacetyl come from?
From aceto- + acetyl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).