Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrotoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: py-ro-tox-in
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several pyrogenic bacterial toxins.

noun

Any toxic agent produced by combustion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English pyrotoxin From pyro- + toxin.

Inflected Forms

pyrotoxins (plural)

Questions

What does pyrotoxin mean?: Any of several pyrogenic bacterial toxins.
Where does pyrotoxin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English pyrotoxin From pyro- + toxin.

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