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vellosine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vel-lo-sine
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alkaloid found in Geissospermum laeve (syn. Geissospermum vellosii), a plant of Brazil that has antiperiodic properties.

Uncountable

Etymology

From taxonomic name (Geissospermum) vellosii + -ine.

Word Breakdown

  • Suffix: (Geissospermum) vellosii

Usage

Synonyms

pareirine

Questions

What does vellosine mean?
An alkaloid found in Geissospermum laeve (syn. Geissospermum vellosii), a plant of Brazil that has antiperiodic properties.
Where does vellosine come from?
From taxonomic name (Geissospermum) vellosii + -ine.

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