carboxymethyl
noun
carboxymethyl is spelled C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-M-E-T-H-Y-L: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carboxymethyl means “The univalent radical -CH₂-COOH derived from acetic acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carboxymethyl is carboxymethyls.
How many letters and syllables are in carboxymethyl?
| Letters | 13: C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-M-E-T-H-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 carboxymethyl?
Carboxymethyl appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 carboxymethyl
- carboxymethyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carboxymethyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The univalent radical -CH₂-COOH derived from acetic acid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carboxymethyl come from?
From carboxy + methyl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).