Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraspecific

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paraspe-cif-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving as a remedy against conditions beyond those it is primarily used to treat.

Example Sentences

"Antivenoms may exhibit a range of paraspecific neutralizing activity. For example, the South African Institute for Medical Research's 'polyvalent antivenom', which is raised against the venoms of 10 species, has paraspecific activity against a further five species."

Etymology

From para- + specific.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Questions

What does paraspecific mean?: Serving as a remedy against conditions beyond those it is primarily used to treat.
Where does paraspecific come from?: From para- + specific.

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