Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichthyoform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ichthy-oform
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a fish.

noun

A particular antiseptic.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Of all intestinal antiseptics, calomel, salacetol, and ichthyoform have given us the best results, the latter being the least irritating."

Etymology

From ichthyo- + -form.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ichthyo
Suffix: form

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

ichthyosiform

Questions

What does ichthyoform mean?: Resembling a fish.
Where does ichthyoform come from?: From ichthyo- + -form.

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