methoxyl
noun
methoxyl is spelled M-E-T-H-O-X-Y-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, methoxyl means “A univalent radical, CH₃O-, derived from methanol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of methoxyl is methoxyls.
How many letters and syllables are in methoxyl?
| Letters | 8: M-E-T-H-O-X-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 methoxyl?
Methoxyl appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 methoxyl
- methoxyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methoxyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A univalent radical, CH₃O-, derived from methanol
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does methoxyl come from?
Blend of methyl + hydroxyl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).