Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylorcin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xy-lorcin
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-der. Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Latin ōriculader. Italian oricelloder. Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)influ. Old Catalan orxellader. Old French orchel French orseilleder. Dutch orseilleder. New Latin orcinader. French orcineder. English orcin English xylorcin From xylo- + orcin.

Usage

Synonyms

betaorcin

Questions

What does xylorcin mean?
A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.
Where does xylorcin come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-der. Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Latin ōriculader. Italian oricelloder. Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)influ. Old Catalan orxellader. Old French orchel French orseilleder. Dutch orseilleder. New Latin orcinader. French orcineder. English orcin English xylorcin From xylo- + orcin.

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