Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psicose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psi-cose
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The monosaccharide (3R,4R,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one that is an epimer of fructose, also called allulose.

Etymology

Alteration of pseudofructose (influenced by psi), from pseudo- + fructose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo-

Inflected Forms

psicoses (plural)

Questions

What does psicose mean?: The monosaccharide (3R,4R,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one that is an epimer of fructose, also called allulose.
Where does psicose come from?: Alteration of pseudofructose (influenced by psi), from pseudo- + fructose.

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