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alkapton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alka-p-ton
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

homogentisic acid

Uncountable

Etymology

From German Alkapton, coined by Boedeker (1861) as "an admittedly somewhat barbaric combination" of Alkali (“alkali”) + Ancient Greek κάπτον (kápton), neuter present participle of Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō, “to gulp down”), after the tendency of alkapton to strongly react with oxygen in alkaline solution.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Alkapton, κάπτον, κάπτω

Usage

Inflected Forms

alcapton (alternative)

Derived Forms

alkaptonuria

Synonyms

alcapton homogentisic acid

Questions

What does alkapton mean?
homogentisic acid
Where does alkapton come from?
It is traced to German.

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