Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ranachrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ranachrome
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fluorescent pigment 6-hydroxymethylpterin found in frog skin

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin rana (“frog”) + -chrome.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: rana
Suffix: chrome

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ranachrome mean?: The fluorescent pigment 6-hydroxymethylpterin found in frog skin
Where does ranachrome come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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