acetoxy
noun
acetoxy is spelled A-C-E-T-O-X-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acetoxy means “The univalent radical, CH₃-COO-, derived from acetic acid by loss of a hydrogen atom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acetoxy is acetoxys.
How many letters and syllables are in acetoxy?
| Letters | 7: A-C-E-T-O-X-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 acetoxy?
Acetoxy appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 acetoxy
- acetoxys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acetoxy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The univalent radical, CH₃-COO-, derived from acetic acid by loss of a hydrogen atom
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acetoxy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense univalent radical derived from acetic acid by loss of a hydrogen atom:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | acetóxi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.