Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

festucine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fes-tucine
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow.

Obsolete

noun

Loline, an alkaloid with the formula C₈H₁₄N₂O.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For here the true Cicada is not bred, but certain it is, that out of this, some kind of Locuſt doth proceed, for herein may be diſcovered a little inſect of a feſtucine or pale green, reſembling in all parts a Locuſt, or what we call a Graſhopper."
"[…]; and during the controversy and distracted attention, a beautiful young lady, habited in a black silk pelisse, a festucine dress, and an envious little straw bonnet, stepped out of the opposite side of the coach."
"[…] laid Upon thy pouting lips the drench of wine! Above thy brow they massed the festucine Tresses and bound them with a mitra's braid;"
"MS and NMR spectra of loline from L. cunneatum and festucine from Festuca arundinacea showed that both alkaloids are identical."

Etymology

From Latin festula (“stalk, straw”). Compare fescue. The chemical is called "festucine" because it is found in Festuca.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more festucine (comparative) most festucine (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

norloline lolidine

Questions

What does festucine mean?: Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow.
Where does festucine come from?: From Latin festula (“stalk, straw”). Compare fescue. The chemical is called "festucine" because it is found in Festuca.

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