Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saligenin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sali-genin
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenolic alcohol o-hydroxy-benzyl alcohol obtained by the decomposition of salicin

Uncountable

Etymology

From salicin + -genin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: salicin
Suffix: -genin

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

salicylic alcohol

Questions

What does saligenin mean?: The phenolic alcohol o-hydroxy-benzyl alcohol obtained by the decomposition of salicin
Where does saligenin come from?: From salicin + -genin.

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