counterattract
/ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹakt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Example Sentences
- "The provision of nurses for them is a major problem in itself, relieved to a large extent in county districts by part-time workers, but remaining only partially solved by such methods in the cities, where more congenial occupations counterattract them."
- "ante''' 1979–2002: American Institute of Physics, Current Physics Index, volume 27: part 1, page 6,393 ⁽¹⁹⁷⁹⁾ or 4,917 ⁽²⁰⁰²⁾ Flexible polymers also counterattract."
- "If the cell has amongst its armament such a latent potential matching the novel compound we are presenting, and if that compound can counterattract the repressor away from the DNA, synthesis of the enzyme can then proceed, the newly formed enzyme starts degrading the compound, and acclimation by enzyme induction is accomplished."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌkaʊntəɹəˈtɹakt/