Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectohydric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-to-hy-dric
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That transports water on its external surface

Example Sentences

"These two species are ectohydric and take up N with water from precipitation [34 ]."

Etymology

From ecto- + hydric.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ecto

Antonyms

endohydric

Questions

What does ectohydric mean?: That transports water on its external surface
Where does ectohydric come from?: From ecto- + hydric.

How to pronounce ectohydric

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