Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbohæmia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-bo-hæmia
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Accumulation of wasteful elements of carbon or mere carbon inside blood.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I submit, then, that tuberculisation is alone the result of carbohæmia, and that carbohæmia itself is induced by the respiration of air that has been respired before."

Etymology

From carbo- + -hæmia, conjunction: Latin carbo (“charcol”) and Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: carbo
Suffix: hæmia

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

carbonæmia

Questions

What does carbohæmia mean?: Accumulation of wasteful elements of carbon or mere carbon inside blood.
Where does carbohæmia come from?: From carbo- + -hæmia, conjunction: Latin carbo (“charcol”) and Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

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