silymarin
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
From Silybum marianum + -in.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: in