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PORPORINO

Definition: PORPORINO

PORPORINO

Noun

1. A composition of quicksilver, tin, and sulphur, forming a yellow powder, sometimes used by mediaeval artists, for the sake of economy, instead of gold.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Porporino \Por`po*ri"no\, noun. [Italian]. (Websters 1913)


Modern Usage: PORPORINO

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Porporino (1980)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "PORPORINO"

Words rhyming with "PORPORINO" (pronounced 'Por`po*ri"no'): Aino, Albino, Andantino, Casino, Cassino, Clarino, Concertino, Filipino, Giallolino, guano, inferno, kimono, kino, Leno, llano, Mano, maraschino, Medino, Melopiano, Mestino, mezzo-soprano, Notturno, Paisano, Pianino, Pieno, Ripieno, Semolino, Siciliano, Solano, solferino, soprano, Vargueno, Vetturino, Volcano, Vulcano. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PORPORINO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "i-n-o-o-o-p-p-r-r"

-4 letters: orpin, poori, porno, prion, prior.

-5 letters: inro, iron, noir, nori, pion, pirn, poon, poop, poor, porn, prop.

 Words containing the letters "i-n-o-o-o-p-p-r-r"
 

+1 letter: proportion.

 

+2 letters: proportions.

 

+3 letters: proportional, proportioned.

 

+4 letters: disproportion, proportionals, proportionate, proportioning.

 

+5 letters: disproportions, overproportion, proportionable, proportionably, proportionally, proportionated, proportionates, proprioception, protoporphyrin, sporangiophore.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PORPORINO


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 4F 52 50 4F 52 49 4E 4F

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01001111 01010010 01010000 01001111 01010010 01001001 01001110 01001111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#79 &#82 &#80 &#79 &#82 &#73 &#78 &#79

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 004F 0052 0050 004F 0052 0049 004E 004F

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

504952504952434849

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Modern
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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