Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectoine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-toine
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, a compound found in several bacteria, used in skincare and suncare products

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

ectoines (plural)

Derived Forms

hydroxyectoine

Questions

What does ectoine mean?: 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, a compound found in several bacteria, used in skincare and suncare products

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