Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rheic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rhe-ic acid
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acid found in rhubarb; rhein.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin rheum (“rhubarb”) + -ic.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: rheum

Usage

Synonyms

chrysophanic acid rhabarbic acid

Questions

What does rheic acid mean?: An acid found in rhubarb; rhein.
Where does rheic acid come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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