hydroformylation
noun
hydroformylation is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-F-O-R-M-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydroformylation means “The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydroformylation is hydroformylations.
How many letters and syllables are in hydroformylation?
| Letters | 16: H-Y-D-R-O-F-O-R-M-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 hydroformylation?
Hydroformylation appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 hydroformylation?
- 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-hydroformylation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hydroformylation
- hydroformylations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydroformylation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hydroformylation come from?
From hydro- + formylation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).