Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monocrotaline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monocro-taline
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the rattlebox plants (of genus Crotalaria) that is poisonous to livestock and humans.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Generally the pyrrolizidine alkaloids exist in plants as N-oxides, as shown for monocrotaline and seneciphylline."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

MCT

Questions

What does monocrotaline mean?: A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the rattlebox plants (of genus Crotalaria) that is poisonous to livestock and humans.

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