Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hygrosensitive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-grosen-si-tive
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Detecting changes in the moisture content of the environment.

Etymology

From hygro- + sensitive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hygro-
Suffix: sensitive

Inflected Forms

more hygrosensitive (comparative) most hygrosensitive (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

hygroreceptor hygrosensillum thermohygrosensitive

Questions

What does hygrosensitive mean?: Detecting changes in the moisture content of the environment.
Where does hygrosensitive come from?: From hygro- + sensitive.

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