dansyl
noun
dansyl is spelled D-A-N-S-Y-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dansyl means “The sulfonyl radical 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dansyl is dansyls.
How many letters and syllables are in dansyl?
| Letters | 6: D-A-N-S-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 dansyl?
Dansyl appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 dansyl
- dansyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dansyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sulfonyl radical 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dansyl come from?
Shortened from the chemical name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).