piperonyl
/pɪˈpɛɹ.ə.nɪl/noun
piperonyl is spelled P-I-P-E-R-O-N-Y-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piperonyl means “A univalent radical derived from 1,3-benzodioxole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piperonyl is piperonyls.
How many letters and syllables are in piperonyl?
| Letters | 9: P-I-P-E-R-O-N-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 piperonyl?
Piperonyl appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 piperonyl?
- /pɪˈpɛɹ.ə.nɪl/
- /paɪ-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of piperonyl
- piperonyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piperonyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A univalent radical derived from 1,3-benzodioxole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does piperonyl come from?
From piper (“pepper”), suffixed with (-)on and -yl. The hot component of pepper is called piperine, and piperonyl is part of this compound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).