Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paracarmine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paracarmine
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cytological stain composed of carminic acid and calcium chloride

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cryosections of 5 μm thickness were incubated overnight at 37°C with X-gal solution pH 8.5 (vWR International, Heverlee, Belgium), counterstained with paracarmine and mounted in Mowiol."

Etymology

From para- + carmine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does paracarmine mean?: A cytological stain composed of carminic acid and calcium chloride
Where does paracarmine come from?: From para- + carmine.

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