Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterinflammatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-in-flam-ma-to-ry
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That counters the body's response to inflammation

Etymology

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does counterinflammatory mean?
That counters the body's response to inflammation
Where does counterinflammatory come from?
From counter- + inflammatory.

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