Crocin is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Crocin in a sentence
Crocin meaning
A natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.
Using Crocin
- The main meaning on this page is: A natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.
Context around Crocin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crocin
- In this selection, "crocin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ideal stand out and add context to how "crocin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include make α crocin ideal for and reading of crocin is known. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crocin" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crocin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The absorbance reading of crocin is known as the "colouring strength" of that saffron. (14 words)
The resultant α-crocin is a carotenoid pigment that may comprise more than 10% of dry saffron's mass. (19 words)
The two esterified gentiobioses make α-crocin ideal for colouring water-based and non-fatty foods such as rice dishes.sfn β – -gentiobiose The bitter glucoside picrocrocin is responsible for saffron's flavour. (33 words)
The two esterified gentiobioses make α-crocin ideal for colouring water-based and non-fatty foods such as rice dishes.sfn β – -gentiobiose The bitter glucoside picrocrocin is responsible for saffron's flavour. (33 words)
The resultant α-crocin is a carotenoid pigment that may comprise more than 10% of dry saffron's mass. (19 words)
The absorbance reading of crocin is known as the "colouring strength" of that saffron. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
The absorbance reading of crocin is known as the "colouring strength" of that saffron.
The resultant α-crocin is a carotenoid pigment that may comprise more than 10% of dry saffron's mass.
The two esterified gentiobioses make α-crocin ideal for colouring water-based and non-fatty foods such as rice dishes.sfn β – -gentiobiose The bitter glucoside picrocrocin is responsible for saffron's flavour.