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Is acetyl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word acetyl is a Scrabble US word. The word acetyl is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is acetyl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word acetyl is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

A1C3E1T1Y4L1

Is acetyl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word acetyl is a Words With Friends word. The word acetyl is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

ACETYL,

5-letter words (7 found)

CETYL,CLEAT,ECLAT,LACET,LACEY,LYCEA,TALCY,

4-letter words (21 found)

ACYL,ALEC,CATE,CELT,CLAT,CLAY,CYTE,LACE,LACY,LATE,LEAT,LYTE,TACE,TAEL,TALC,TALE,TEAL,TELA,YALE,YATE,YELT,

3-letter words (30 found)

ACE,ACT,ALE,ALT,ATE,AYE,CAL,CAT,CAY,CEL,CLY,EAT,ELT,ETA,LAC,LAT,LAY,LEA,LET,LEY,LYE,TAE,TAY,TEA,TEC,TEL,TYE,YAE,YEA,YET,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AL,AT,AY,EA,EL,ET,LA,TA,TE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 72 words from acetyl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of acetyl

acetyl

Etymology

From Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “substance”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈsiːtaɪl/, /əˈsiːtɪl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæsətɪl/, /əˈsiːtɪl/

Noun

acetyl (plural acetyls)

  2. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid.
    Synonym: ethanoyl

Derived terms

Related terms

  • acet- (aceto-)

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Internationalism. By surface analysis, acet- +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asɛˈtyːl/
  • Rhymes: -yːl
  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tyl

Noun

acetyl n (definite singular acetylet, indefinite plural acetyl, definite plural acetyla or acetylene)

  1. (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid)

References

  • “acetyl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “acetyl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • “acetyl” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

  • acylet

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English acetyl. Ultimately from Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “substance”). First attested in 1840.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡sɛ.tɨl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɨl
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧tyl

Noun

acetyl m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid)
    chlorek acetylu ― acetyl chloride

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Related terms

References

Further reading

  • acetyl in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “acetyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎[2]
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “acetyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6
  • acetyl in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Swedish

Noun

acetyl c

  1. (organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid)

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org