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gerontine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
geron-tine
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance isolated from liver, later identified as spermine.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From geronto- + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does gerontine mean?
A substance isolated from liver, later identified as spermine.
Where does gerontine come from?
From geronto- + -ine.

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