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thionine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thio-n-ine
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulfur derivative of certain aromatic diamines.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The unsaturated nine-membered heterocycle having eight carbon atoms, one sulfur atom and four double bonds.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Of Ancient Greek [Term?] origin. See thio- (“sulfur”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

thionines (plural)

Derived Forms

metallothionine methylthioninium thionol

Synonyms

Lauth's violet phenylene violet

Questions

What does thionine mean?
An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulfur derivative of certain aromatic diamines.
Where does thionine come from?
Of Ancient Greek [Term?] origin. See thio- (“sulfur”).

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