Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pneumocidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pneu-mo-ci-dal
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That kills pneumococci

Etymology

From pneumo- + -cidal.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does pneumocidal mean?
That kills pneumococci
Where does pneumocidal come from?
From pneumo- + -cidal.

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