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usnic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
us-nic acid
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antibacterial agent obtained from lichens of the genus Usnea.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

isousnic acid

Synonyms

usninic acid

Questions

What does usnic acid mean?
An antibacterial agent obtained from lichens of the genus Usnea.

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