Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperossified

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-ossi-fied
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ossified to an abnormal extent.

Example Sentences

"This applies especially to the massive, hyperossified skull in which the maxilla is sutured posteriorly with the quadratojugal-quadrate, and the supratemporal opening is much reduced in size."

Etymology

From hyper- + ossified.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Inflected Forms

more hyperossified (comparative) most hyperossified (superlative)

Questions

What does hyperossified mean?: Ossified to an abnormal extent.
Where does hyperossified come from?: From hyper- + ossified.

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