Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scillain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scil-lain
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cardiac glucoside found in daffodils, with effects similar to those of digitoxin.

Uncountable

Etymology

From translingual Scilla + -in.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Scilla

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

scillaine (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

scillitin

Synonyms

scillitoxin

Questions

What does scillain mean?: A cardiac glucoside found in daffodils, with effects similar to those of digitoxin.
Where does scillain come from?: From translingual Scilla + -in.

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