fuscin
/ˈfʌsɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin.
Uncountable
Etymology
From Latin fuscus (“dark-colored, tawny”) + -in.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: -in