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scotochromogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sco-tochro-mogen
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microorganism whose pigmentation develops in the dark as well as in the light.

Etymology

From scoto- + chromogen.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

scotochromogens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

scotochromogenic scotochromogenicity photochromogen nonchromogen

Questions

What does scotochromogen mean?
A microorganism whose pigmentation develops in the dark as well as in the light.
Where does scotochromogen come from?
From scoto- + chromogen.

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