Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macroporous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: macro-p-orous
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having macropores, i.e. pores of a relatively large size (e.g. greater than 50 nanometres).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English porous English macroporous From macro- + porous.

Inflected Forms

more macroporous (comparative) most macroporous (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonmacroporous supermacroporous

Frequently Paired Words

microporous mesoporous

Questions

What does macroporous mean?: Having macropores, i.e. pores of a relatively large size (e.g. greater than 50 nanometres).
Where does macroporous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English porous English macroporous From macro- + porous.

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