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Is cetyl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cetyl is a Scrabble US word. The word cetyl is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

C3E1T1Y4L1

Is cetyl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cetyl is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

C3E1T1Y4L1

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5-letter words (1 found)

CETYL,

4-letter words (4 found)

CELT,CYTE,LYTE,YELT,

3-letter words (10 found)

CEL,CLY,ELT,LET,LEY,LYE,TEC,TEL,TYE,YET,

2-letter words (4 found)

EL,ET,TE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 20 words from cetyl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of cetyl

cetyl ectyl cteyl tceyl etcyl tecyl ceytl ecytl cyetl ycetl eyctl yectl ctyel tcyel cytel yctel tycel ytcel etycl teycl eytcl yetcl tyecl ytecl cetly ectly ctely tcely etcly tecly celty eclty clety lcety elcty lecty ctley tcley cltey lctey tlcey ltcey etlcy telcy eltcy letcy tlecy ltecy ceylt ecylt cyelt ycelt eyclt yeclt celyt eclyt cleyt lceyt elcyt lecyt cylet yclet clyet lcyet ylcet lycet eylct yelct elyct leyct ylect lyect ctyle tcyle cytle yctle tycle ytcle ctlye tclye cltye lctye tlcye ltcye cylte yclte clyte lcyte ylcte lycte tylce ytlce tlyce ltyce yltce lytce etylc teylc eytlc yetlc tyelc ytelc etlyc telyc eltyc letyc tleyc lteyc eyltc yeltc elytc leytc yletc lyetc tylec ytlec tlyec ltyec yltec lytec

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Definitions and meaning of cetyl

cetyl

Etymology

Latin cetus (“whale”) +‎ -yl.

Noun

cetyl (plural cetyls)

  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C16H33- present in many waxes.
    • 1997, David M. Hawcroft, The Basics: Electrophoresis, IRL Press, Oxford University Press, page 30,
      Other detergents are available, including alternative ionic forms (such as the cetyls) for cleaving nucleic acid-protein bonds.

Derived terms

  • cetyl alcohol

See also

  • dodecyl
  • lauryl
  • oleyl
  • stearyl

Further reading

  • Fatty alcohol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • clyte

Source: wiktionary.org