silymarin
noun
silymarin is spelled S-I-L-Y-M-A-R-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, silymarin means “A mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of silymarin is silymarins.
How many letters and syllables are in silymarin?
| Letters | 9: S-I-L-Y-M-A-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is silymarin?
Silymarin appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of silymarin
- silymarins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does silymarin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does silymarin come from?
From Silybum marianum + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).