Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrofoam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macro-foam
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Foam that has relatively large bubbles.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The manufacturer-provided buffer was discarded and sterile PBS was used and then added to the macrofoam sponge component of the BiSKit. Once the PBS had adequately absorbed to the macrofoam sponge, the sampler was unscrewed from the module and was traversed about the surface area of interest (ca. 1 m 2 ), first in a horizontal fashion, then vertically, and finally in a diagonal sweeping pattern."

Etymology

From macro- + foam.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: macro-
Suffix: foam

Usage

Inflected Forms

macrofoams (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

microfoam

Questions

What does macrofoam mean?: Foam that has relatively large bubbles.
Where does macrofoam come from?: From macro- + foam.

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