benzylic

1. 1.

   relating to benzyl

   chemistry

Questions about benzylic

What does benzylic mean?

benzylic means "relating to benzyl".

How many syllables are in benzylic?

benzylic has 3 syllables and divides as ben-zy-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 benzylic a common word?

benzylic 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.