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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plumbo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plumbo-
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

lead

Etymology

From Latin plumbum (“lead”).

Inflected Forms

plumb- (alternative)

Derived Forms

plumbocuprite plumbomanganite plumbomethyl plumboresinite plumborosinite plumbscheelite plumbostannite plumbostib plumbostibnite plumbotetramethyl plumbotrimethyl

Questions

What does plumbo- mean?
lead
Where does plumbo- come from?
From Latin plumbum (“lead”).

How to pronounce plumbo-

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