palmitoyl
noun
palmitoyl is spelled P-A-L-M-I-T-O-Y-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, palmitoyl means “The univalent radical derived from palmitic acid by loss of the hydroxy group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of palmitoyl is palmitoyls.
How many letters and syllables are in palmitoyl?
| Letters | 9: P-A-L-M-I-T-O-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is palmitoyl?
Palmitoyl appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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).
What rhymes with palmitoyl?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as palmitoyl.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: optimally.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of palmitoyl
- palmitoyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does palmitoyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The univalent radical derived from palmitic acid by loss of the hydroxy group
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does palmitoyl come from?
From palmitic acid + -yl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).