To pronounce "decyl", say DECYL — one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"decyl" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with rustle and hustle, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: decil — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Decyl" has one syllable.
Decyl: Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C10H21, formally derived from decane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
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