Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bergapten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bergapten
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

5-methoxypsoralen, a psoralen found in the essential oil of bergamot (where it is the cause of phototoxicity) and other citruses.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

isobergapten

Questions

What does bergapten mean?: 5-methoxypsoralen, a psoralen found in the essential oil of bergamot (where it is the cause of phototoxicity) and other citruses.

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