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astaxanthin

/æstəˈzænθɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
as-tax-an-thin
IPA
/æstəˈzænθɪn/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /æstəˈzænθɪn/
  • British English: /æstəˈzænθɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

astaxanthins (plural)

Synonyms

E161j

Questions

How do you pronounce astaxanthin?
The recorded pronunciation is /æstəˈzænθɪn/.
What does astaxanthin mean?
A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.

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