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phlobaphene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phlobaphene
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various reddish-brown phenolic substances found in the bark of oak, etc.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φλόος (phlóos, “bark”) and Ancient Greek βαφή (baphḗ, “dye”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: φλόος, βαφή

Inflected Forms

phlobaphenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phlobatannin

Questions

What does phlobaphene mean?
Any of various reddish-brown phenolic substances found in the bark of oak, etc.
Where does phlobaphene come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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