Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octopine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-topine
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.

adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopuses; octopuslike.

Example Sentences

"...but the Captain preferred to swing himself onto one of the octopine branches with a whirl of large wild legs worthy of a chimpanzee."

Etymology

Octopus octopodia (the common octopus) + -ine (chemically basic or alkaloidal substance)

Inflected Forms

octopines (plural) more octopine (comparative) most octopine (superlative)

Derived Forms

lysopine

Phrases

octopine dehydrogenase

Frequently Paired Words

octopamine

Synonyms

D-octopine list in octopuslike

Questions

What does octopine mean?: An analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.
Where does octopine come from?: Octopus octopodia (the common octopus) + -ine (chemically basic or alkaloidal substance)

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