Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plastoquinone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
plas-to-quinone
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a quinone, related to the carotenoids, involved in the electron transport process of photosynthesis

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English plasto- English quinine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English quinic German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English quinone English plastoquinone From plasto- + quinone.

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Questions

What does plastoquinone mean?
a quinone, related to the carotenoids, involved in the electron transport process of photosynthesis
Where does plastoquinone come from?
Etymology tree English plasto- English quinine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English quinic German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English quinone English plastoquinone From plasto- + quinone.

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