Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oil-based

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
oil-based
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a product, material, or system, in which oil (natural or synthetic) is the primary component.

Inflected Forms

more oil-based (comparative) most oil-based (superlative)

Questions

What does oil-based mean?
Of a product, material, or system, in which oil (natural or synthetic) is the primary component.

How to pronounce oil-based

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