Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rose bengal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: rose ben-gal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-2',4',5',7'-tetraiodofluorescein, a stain whose sodium salt is commonly used in eyedrops to stain damaged cells and thereby identify damage.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does rose bengal mean?: 4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-2',4',5',7'-tetraiodofluorescein, a stain whose sodium salt is commonly used in eyedrops to stain damaged cells and thereby identify damage.

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