Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crocein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cro-cein
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several synthetic yellow or scarlet dyestuffs that are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol.

Uncountable

Etymology

See croceous, + -in.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: in

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

croceins (plural)

Questions

What does crocein mean?: Any of several synthetic yellow or scarlet dyestuffs that are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol.
Where does crocein come from?: See croceous, + -in.

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