Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bombay blood

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: bom-bay blood
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very rare blood type mostly found on the Indian subcontinent.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Bombay blood is incompatible with all ABO donors and only blood from another individual possessing the Bombay phenotype can be transfused."

Etymology

First discovered in Bombay (now Mumbai) in India, by Dr. Y. M. Bhende in 1952.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does bombay blood mean?: A very rare blood type mostly found on the Indian subcontinent.
Where does bombay blood come from?: First discovered in Bombay (now Mumbai) in India, by Dr. Y. M. Bhende in 1952.

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