Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phrynin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phrynin
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In another letter Dr. Lauder Brunton mentions that an active principle of the toad venom is probably of an alkaloidal nature. It has been called phrynin or bufidin. It appears to be a cardiac poison, acting in somewhat the way as digitalis; but its effects seem to resemble still more those of erythrophlœum, for the uncertain gait, convulsions and paralysis which it produces are precisely the symptoms produced by the erythrophlœum when used as an ordeal poison."

Etymology

φρύνη (phrúnē) + -in

Usage

Questions

What does phrynin mean?: bufotoxin
Where does phrynin come from?: φρύνη (phrúnē) + -in

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