Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opiorphin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opi-or-phin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A painkilling chemical compound first isolated from human saliva.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Our saliva contains one painkiller that is stronger than morphine. It is called opiorphin, and was only discovered in 2006."

Usage

Inflected Forms

opiorphins (plural)

Questions

What does opiorphin mean?: A painkilling chemical compound first isolated from human saliva.

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