alkylic

1. 1.

   of or related to an alkyl

   chemistry

Questions about alkylic

What does alkylic mean?

alkylic means "of or related to an alkyl".

How many syllables are in alkylic?

alkylic has 3 syllables and divides as al-ky-lic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is alkylic a common word?

alkylic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.