Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

c. difficile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: c. d-if-fi-cile
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clostridium difficile, a species of bacteria.

Uncountable

Etymology

From an abbreviation of taxonomic name Clostridium difficile.

Word Breakdown

Root: Clostridium difficile

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

C. diff

Synonyms

C. diff

Questions

What does c. difficile mean?: Clostridium difficile, a species of bacteria.
Where does c. difficile come from?: From an abbreviation of taxonomic name Clostridium difficile.

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