Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lipochrome

/ˈlai.poʊˌkɹoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lipochrome
IPA: /ˈlai.poʊˌkɹoʊm/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any naturally-occurring, fat-soluble pigment such as carotenes or chlorophyll.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From lipo- (“lipid, fat”) + -chrome (“color”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lipo
Suffix: chrome

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlai.poʊˌkɹoʊm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lipochromes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lipochrome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlai.poʊˌkɹoʊm/.
What does lipochrome mean?: Any naturally-occurring, fat-soluble pigment such as carotenes or chlorophyll.
Where does lipochrome come from?: From lipo- (“lipid, fat”) + -chrome (“color”).

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