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leeuwenhoekian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
leeuwen-hoekian
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), Dutch microbiologist and microscopist.

Etymology

From Dutch Leeuwenhoek + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

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Questions

What does leeuwenhoekian mean?
Of or relating to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), Dutch microbiologist and microscopist.
Where does leeuwenhoekian come from?
From Dutch Leeuwenhoek + -ian.

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