cetyl
noun
cetyl is spelled C-E-T-Y-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cetyl means “The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cetyl is cetyls.
How many letters and syllables are in cetyl?
| Letters | 5: C-E-T-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 cetyl?
Cetyl appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 cetyl
- cetyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cetyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cetyl come from?
From Latin cētus (“whale”) + English -yl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).