Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leucol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leu-col
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

quinoline, an organic base obtained by the distillation of coal tar

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from German Leucol, coined in 1834 by its discoverer Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge due to the colorlessness of its reactions. By surface analysis, leuco + ol.

Usage

Questions

What does leucol mean?: quinoline, an organic base obtained by the distillation of coal tar
Where does leucol come from?: Borrowed from German Leucol, coined in 1834 by its discoverer Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge due to the colorlessness of its reactions. By surface analysis, leuco + ol.

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