Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indocyanine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: in-do-cya-nine
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cyanine dye containing an indole group.

Etymology

From blend of indole + cyanine.

Inflected Forms

indocyanines (plural)

Derived Forms

sulfoindocyanine

Questions

What does indocyanine mean?: Any cyanine dye containing an indole group.
Where does indocyanine come from?: From blend of indole + cyanine.

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