Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urocanic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: uro-canic
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to urocanic acid or its derivatives

Etymology

From Latin urina (“urine”) + canis (“dog”), the acid being first isolated from canine urine. By surface analysis, uro- + Latin can(is) + -ic.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: urina

Questions

What does urocanic mean?: Of or pertaining to urocanic acid or its derivatives
Where does urocanic come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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