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gol-kurek

gol-kurek is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘accessory pigment’.

Meaning

accessory pigment

Pronunciation
golkuɾɛk
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Pronunciation

Sound out gol-kurek letter by letter:

  • ggg as in 'go'
  • ooo as in 'go'
  • lll as in 'love'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
  • uuoo as in 'food'
  • rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
  • eɛe as in 'bet'
  • kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)

Usage notes

a pigment found in plants, algae, and some bacteria that absorbs light energy and channels it to the principal active pigment responsible for photosynthesis, usually a type of chlorophyll