dodecyl
noun, adjective
dodecyl is spelled D-O-D-E-C-Y-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dodecyl means “the aliphatic univalent radical C₁₂H₂₅-; lauryl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dodecyl?
| Letters | 7: D-O-D-E-C-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 dodecyl?
Dodecyl appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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).
How do you pronounce dodecyl?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-dodecyl.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does dodecyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the aliphatic univalent radical C₁₂H₂₅-; lauryl
adjective
- 1
Of, or derived from, the dodecyl radical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dodecyl come from?
From dodec- + -yl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).