Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactophenol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lac-tophe-nol
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A solution of phenol and lactic acid in glycerol and water. It is a component of the biological stain lactophenol cotton blue.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phenol English lactophenol From lacto- + phenol.

Usage

Questions

What does lactophenol mean?
A solution of phenol and lactic acid in glycerol and water. It is a component of the biological stain lactophenol cotton blue.
Where does lactophenol come from?
Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phenol English lactophenol From lacto- + phenol.

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