Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microabrasive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-croabra-sive
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

producing microabrasion

noun

A substance used to produce microabrasion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Medieval Latin abrāsīvusbor. English abrasive English microabrasive From micro- + abrasive.

Inflected Forms

microabrasives (plural)

Questions

What does microabrasive mean?: producing microabrasion
Where does microabrasive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Medieval Latin abrāsīvusbor. English abrasive English microabrasive From micro- + abrasive.

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