Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safrole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: saf-role
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colourless to yellow liquid, a component of sassafras oil and brown camphor oil, with pesticidal properties.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

safroles (plural) safrol (alternative)

Derived Forms

isosafrole

Synonyms

shikimol

Questions

What does safrole mean?: A colourless to yellow liquid, a component of sassafras oil and brown camphor oil, with pesticidal properties.

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