Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycoalkaloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gly-coal-ka-loid
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of alkaloid glycosides, most of which are poisonous.

Example Sentences

"“The potato’s skin is teeming with glycoalkaloids,” she continued, “toxins so indestructible, they can easily survive both cooking and frying.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyco- English alkaloid English glycoalkaloid From glyco- + alkaloid.

Inflected Forms

glycoalkaloids (plural)

Questions

What does glycoalkaloid mean?: Any of a class of alkaloid glycosides, most of which are poisonous.
Where does glycoalkaloid come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyco- English alkaloid English glycoalkaloid From glyco- + alkaloid.

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