Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orsellic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: orsel-lic acid
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acid found in certain lichens, such as orchil.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French orseille (“archil”). See archil.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: orseille

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

orseillic acid (alternative)

Derived Forms

orsellate

Questions

What does orsellic acid mean?: An acid found in certain lichens, such as orchil.
Where does orsellic acid come from?: It is traced to French.

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