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ophthalmic acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
oph-thalmic acid
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tripeptide (N-(L-γ-glutamyl)-(2S)-2-aminobutyryl)glycine present in the lens of some animal eyes

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

ophthalmate

Questions

What does ophthalmic acid mean?
The tripeptide (N-(L-γ-glutamyl)-(2S)-2-aminobutyryl)glycine present in the lens of some animal eyes

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