Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentagalloylglucose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ta-gal-loyl-glu-cose
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ester of glucose with five molecules of gallic acid

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Interestingly, the patient dosed BID with the highest tumor concentration was also taking grape seed oil, which contains pentagalloylglucose, an ABCB1 inhibitor [21 ]."

Etymology

From penta- + galloyl + glucose.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pentagalloyl glucose (alternative)

Questions

What does pentagalloylglucose mean?: The ester of glucose with five molecules of gallic acid
Where does pentagalloylglucose come from?: From penta- + galloyl + glucose.

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