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erythroleic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ery-throle-ic acid
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from orchil.

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + Latin oleum (“oil”).

Usage

Questions

What does erythroleic acid mean?
A purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from orchil.
Where does erythroleic acid come from?
Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + Latin oleum (“oil”).

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