dialkyl
noun
dialkyl is spelled D-I-A-L-K-Y-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dialkyl means “Two alkyl groups in a compound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dialkyl is dialkyls.
How many letters and syllables are in dialkyl?
| Letters | 7: D-I-A-L-K-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 dialkyl?
Dialkyl appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 dialkyl
- dialkyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dialkyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Two alkyl groups in a compound
- 2
Any compound containing two alkyl groups
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dialkyl come from?
From di- + alkyl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).