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zoofulvin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zoo-ful-vin
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow carotenoid pigment present in the feathers of some birds

Uncountable

Etymology

From zoo-, Latin tawny, + -in.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

lutein xanthophyll

Questions

What does zoofulvin mean?
A yellow carotenoid pigment present in the feathers of some birds
Where does zoofulvin come from?
From zoo-, Latin tawny, + -in.

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