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lycopene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
ly-copene
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A red carotenoid pigment found in tomatoes, other red vegetables, and in animal tissue; there is some evidence that it may lower the risk of prostate cancer.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lycopin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lycopenes (plural)

Derived Forms

diapolycopene prolycopene

Frequently Paired Words

lycopin

Synonyms

E160d solanorubin

Questions

What does lycopene mean?
A red carotenoid pigment found in tomatoes, other red vegetables, and in animal tissue; there is some evidence that it may lower the risk of prostate cancer.
Where does lycopene come from?
From lycopin.

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