Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

etiolin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eti-olin
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The formation of a yellow pigment in small grains in the cells of plant structures grown in the dark has long been recognised. The pigment was known to be soluble in alcohol and was called "etiolin" by Pringsheim (1874) because it occurred in etiolated structures."

Etymology

From German Etiolin; etiolate + -in.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Etiolin
Suffix: etiolate

Usage

Inflected Forms

etiolins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

protochlorophyllide

Questions

What does etiolin mean?: A yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll.
Where does etiolin come from?: It is traced to German.

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