Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

betaxanthin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-tax-an-thin
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the betalain pigments which appear yellow to orange.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From translingual Beta (“beet genus”) + xanth- + -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

betaxanthins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

vulgaxanthin

Questions

What does betaxanthin mean?: Any of the betalain pigments which appear yellow to orange.
Where does betaxanthin come from?: From translingual Beta (“beet genus”) + xanth- + -in.

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