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carcinize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
carcinize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a species, to take on a cancroid form in the course of evolution.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from carcinization; analyzable as Ancient Greek καρκῐ́νος (karkĭ́nos, “crab”) + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

carcinizes (present, singular) carcinizing (participle, present) carcinized (participle, past) carcinized (past) carcinise (alternative)

Synonyms

crabbify

Questions

What does carcinize mean?
Of a species, to take on a cancroid form in the course of evolution.
Where does carcinize come from?
Back-formation from carcinization; analyzable as Ancient Greek καρκῐ́νος (karkĭ́nos, “crab”) + -ize.

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