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pelletierine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pel-letier-ine
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alkaloid obtained from pomegranate bark and used as a taenifuge.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French Pelletier + -ine, after Bertrand Pelletier, French chemist.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

isopelletierine methylpelletierine pseudopelletierine

Frequently Paired Words

pelletierin pseudopelletierine pseudopunicine

Synonyms

granatonine punicine punicin

Questions

What does pelletierine mean?
An alkaloid obtained from pomegranate bark and used as a taenifuge.
Where does pelletierine come from?
From French Pelletier + -ine, after Bertrand Pelletier, French chemist.

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