Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proanthocyanidin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: proan-tho-cyani-din
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antioxidant flavonoid with possible health benefits, found in many plant sources, including apples, bilberry, grapeseed, pine bark, and black chokeberry.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- English antho- English cyanidin English anthocyanidin English proanthocyanidin From pro- + anthocyanidin.

Inflected Forms

proanthocyanidins (plural)

Synonyms

procyanidin oligomeric proanthocyanidin OPC pycnogenol leukocyanidin leucoanthocyanin

Questions

What does proanthocyanidin mean?: An antioxidant flavonoid with possible health benefits, found in many plant sources, including apples, bilberry, grapeseed, pine bark, and black chokeberry.
Where does proanthocyanidin come from?: Etymology tree English pro- English antho- English cyanidin English anthocyanidin English proanthocyanidin From pro- + anthocyanidin.

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