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gentisein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gen-ti-sein
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

1⋅3⋅7-trihydroxyxanthone, found in the form of its methyl ether (gentisin) in gentian root, or obtained synthetically by condensing phloroglucinol with hydroquinone carboxylic acid.

Uncountable

Etymology

From gentisin + -ein.

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What does gentisein mean?
1⋅3⋅7-trihydroxyxanthone, found in the form of its methyl ether (gentisin) in gentian root, or obtained synthetically by condensing phloroglucinol with hydroquinone carboxylic acid.
Where does gentisein come from?
From gentisin + -ein.

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