Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allantoin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: al-lan-toin
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λλᾶς (ăllâs)der. English allanto- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English allantoin From allanto- + -in; this substance concentrates in the allantois during development in most mammals.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: allanto
Suffix: in

Usage

Inflected Forms

allantoins (plural)

Derived Forms

allantoinase

Questions

What does allantoin mean?: A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound
Where does allantoin come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λλᾶς (ăllâs)der. English allanto- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English allantoin From allanto- + -in; this substance concentrates in the allantois during development in most mammals.

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