Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allophycocyanin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-lo-phy-co-cyanin
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of accessory pigments to chlorophyll

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English phycocyanin English allophycocyanin From allo- + phycocyanin.

Inflected Forms

allophycocyanins (plural)

Questions

What does allophycocyanin mean?: Any of a group of accessory pigments to chlorophyll
Where does allophycocyanin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English phycocyanin English allophycocyanin From allo- + phycocyanin.

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