Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phycoerythrin

/ˌfaɪkəʊ.iˈɹɪθɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: phy-co-ery-thrin
IPA: /ˌfaɪkəʊ.iˈɹɪθɹɪn/

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From phyco- + erythr- + -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phycoerythrins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

allophycoerythrin phycobilin

Questions

How do you pronounce phycoerythrin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfaɪkəʊ.iˈɹɪθɹɪn/.
What does phycoerythrin mean?: A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.
Where does phycoerythrin come from?: From phyco- + erythr- + -in.

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