Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epicutaneous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epi-cu-ta-neous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the application of a drug etc. directly onto the surface of the skin.

Etymology

From epi- + cutaneous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more epicutaneous (comparative) most epicutaneous (superlative)

Derived Forms

epicutaneously

Questions

What does epicutaneous mean?
Describing the application of a drug etc. directly onto the surface of the skin.
Where does epicutaneous come from?
From epi- + cutaneous.

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