Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paramylon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paramy-lon
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A carbohydrate similar to starch, synthesized along with starch by the chloroplasts found in Euglena.

Etymology

From para- and Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”).

Inflected Forms

paramylons (plural)

Synonyms

paramyl paramylum

Questions

What does paramylon mean?: A carbohydrate similar to starch, synthesized along with starch by the chloroplasts found in Euglena.
Where does paramylon come from?: From para- and Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”).

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