Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muscimol

/ˈmʌskɪmɒl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: mus-ci-mol
IPA: /ˈmʌskɪmɒl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hallucinogenic alkaloid present in the fly agaric and other related fungi; 3-hydroxy-5-aminomethylisoxazole.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The organopsychedelic muscimole, an isoxazole-alkaloid derived from Amanita muscaria, a.k.a. the fly agaric mushroom […]."

Etymology

From German Muscimol, from Latin musc(arius) (in Amanita muscaria) + im(ine) + -ol.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Muscimol, muscarius
Suffix: ol

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce muscimol?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌskɪmɒl/.
What does muscimol mean?: A hallucinogenic alkaloid present in the fly agaric and other related fungi; 3-hydroxy-5-aminomethylisoxazole.
Where does muscimol come from?: It is traced to German.

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