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electrocauterize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elec-tro-cau-ter-ize
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cauterize with electricity (a surgical technique).

Etymology

Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English cauterize English electrocauterize From electro- + cauterize.

Inflected Forms

electrocauterizes (present, singular) electrocauterizing (participle, present) electrocauterized (participle, past) electrocauterized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

electrocauterization electrocauterizer

Questions

What does electrocauterize mean?
To cauterize with electricity (a surgical technique).
Where does electrocauterize come from?
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English cauterize English electrocauterize From electro- + cauterize.

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