Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prodigiosin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prodi-giosin
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A red pigment produced by certain bacteria.

Uncountable

Etymology

From German Prodigiosin, from Latin prodigiosus + -in.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Prodigiosin, prodigiosus
Suffix: -in

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

undecylprodigiosin

Questions

What does prodigiosin mean?: A red pigment produced by certain bacteria.
Where does prodigiosin come from?: It is traced to German.

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