Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aminolaevulinic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amino-lae-vulin-ic acid
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any amino derivative of laevulinic acid, but especially 6-aminolaevulinic acid that is used in photodynamic therapy

Inflected Forms

aminolaevulinic acids (plural) aminolevulinic acid (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

aminolaevulinate

Questions

What does aminolaevulinic acid mean?: Any amino derivative of laevulinic acid, but especially 6-aminolaevulinic acid that is used in photodynamic therapy

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