Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lipofuscin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: lipo-fus-cin
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of pigmented lipid granules that accumulate in several body tissues.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English fuscin English lipofuscin From lipo- + fuscin.

Inflected Forms

lipofuscins (plural)

Derived Forms

lipofuscinogenesis lipofuscinosis neurolipofuscin

Questions

What does lipofuscin mean?: Any of a family of pigmented lipid granules that accumulate in several body tissues.
Where does lipofuscin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English fuscin English lipofuscin From lipo- + fuscin.

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