Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manacein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-a-cein
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alkaloid-like substance derived from Brunfelsia hopeana (or manaca) that is soluble in hot alcohol but not in cold and precipitated by ether.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thomas M. Githens (1926), “Additional studies on miré”, in Journal of American Pharmaceutical Association, volume 15, pages 1067-1068"

Etymology

From manaca + -ein.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: manaca

Usage

Questions

What does manacein mean?: An alkaloid-like substance derived from Brunfelsia hopeana (or manaca) that is soluble in hot alcohol but not in cold and precipitated by ether.
Where does manacein come from?: From manaca + -ein.

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