Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

degermation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: degerma-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reducing the number of microbes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The use of alcohols and tinctures as antiseptics is limited for these reasons, but they have valuable applications in the degermation of normal skin surfaces […]"

Etymology

From de- + germ + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de
Suffix: germ

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does degermation mean?: Reducing the number of microbes.
Where does degermation come from?: From de- + germ + -ation.

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