Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

podophyllotoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: podophyl-lo-tox-in
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toxin obtained from the rhizomes of some South American plants that is the base of the anticancer drug etoposide.

Etymology

From plant genus Podophyllum + toxin.

Inflected Forms

podophyllotoxins (plural)

Derived Forms

epipodophyllotoxin

Synonyms

podofilox

Questions

What does podophyllotoxin mean?: A toxin obtained from the rhizomes of some South American plants that is the base of the anticancer drug etoposide.
Where does podophyllotoxin come from?: From plant genus Podophyllum + toxin.

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