Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amanitin

/æməˈnaɪtɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: aman-itin
IPA: /æməˈnaɪtɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides (the death cap), the four destroying angels (Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa), and some other amanitas.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Death caps contain a poison called amanitin which, according to the UK's Woodland Trust, is responsible for 90 per cent of all fatalities caused by ingesting fungus."

Etymology

Etymology tree Translingual Amanita Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English amanitin From Translingual Amanita + English -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

amanitins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce amanitin?: The recorded pronunciation is /æməˈnaɪtɪn/.
What does amanitin mean?: A deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides (the death cap), the four destroying angels (Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa), and some other amanitas.
Where does amanitin come from?: Etymology tree Translingual Amanita Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English amanitin From Translingual Amanita + English -in.

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