Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurohormesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neu-ro-horme-sis
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

stimulation by the use of a low concentration of a neurotoxin

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From neuro- + hormesis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

neurohormeses (plural)

Questions

What does neurohormesis mean?
stimulation by the use of a low concentration of a neurotoxin
Where does neurohormesis come from?
From neuro- + hormesis.

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