Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactoglycerol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lac-to-glyc-erol
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aqueous solution of lactic acid and glycerol that is used in cytology

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French glycérine English glycerine Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycerol English lactoglycerol From lacto- + glycerol.

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Questions

What does lactoglycerol mean?
An aqueous solution of lactic acid and glycerol that is used in cytology
Where does lactoglycerol come from?
Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French glycérine English glycerine Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycerol English lactoglycerol From lacto- + glycerol.

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