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GRISEOFULVIN
Definition of GRISEOFULVIN
noun
An antifungal drug C17H17ClO6 obtained from the mold Penicillium griseofulvum, used in humans and animals against fungal infections of the hair and skin.
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Where it comes from
From Latin griseofulvum + -in.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.2%
of traced words share this origin (10,073)
branch · 33.2% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRISEOFULVIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GRISEOFULVIN starts with G and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EFGIILNORSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start GRISEOFU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found GRISEOFULVIN?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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