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lobeline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lo-beline
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A natural alkaloid found in various plants, mostly of the genus Lobelia, a white amorphous powder which is freely soluble in water, used as an aid to smoking cessation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From translingual Lobelia + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lobelines (plural)

Questions

What does lobeline mean?
A natural alkaloid found in various plants, mostly of the genus Lobelia, a white amorphous powder which is freely soluble in water, used as an aid to smoking cessation.
Where does lobeline come from?
From translingual Lobelia + -ine.

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