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crocin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crocin
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English crocus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English crocin From crocus + -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crocins (plural) crocine (alternative)

Questions

What does crocin mean?
A natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.
Where does crocin come from?
Etymology tree English crocus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English crocin From crocus + -in.

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