Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptocyanine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cryp-to-cya-nine
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dye (4E)-1-ethyl-4-[(E)-3-(1-ethylquinolin-1-ium-4-yl)prop-2-enylidene]quinoline

Uncountable

Etymology

From crypto- + cyanine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: crypto

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

kryptocyanine (alternative) cryptocyanin (alternative)

Questions

What does cryptocyanine mean?: The dye (4E)-1-ethyl-4-[(E)-3-(1-ethylquinolin-1-ium-4-yl)prop-2-enylidene]quinoline
Where does cryptocyanine come from?: From crypto- + cyanine.

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