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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micropile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cropile
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Microfleece (material).

noun

A type of very small diameter pile used in building/construction.

noun

Opening in the seed coat which allows water to enter.

noun

An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted.

Etymology

From micro- + pile.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

micropiles (plural)

Questions

What does micropile mean?
Microfleece (material).
Where does micropile come from?
From micro- + pile.

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