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allicin

/ˈælɪsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
al-licin
IPA
/ˈælɪsən/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -cin (“produced by bacteria”, modeled after -mycin, -cin).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

allicins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

allin ajoene

Homonyms

Allison alison allyson

Questions

How do you pronounce allicin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈælɪsən/.
What does allicin mean?
An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.
Where does allicin come from?
From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -cin (“produced by bacteria”, modeled after -mycin, -cin).

How to pronounce allicin

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