Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prionic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pri-on-ic
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to or caused by a prion.

Example Sentences

"The first prionic disease to be described was scrapie (mid-eighteenth century) seen with sheep and goats. The most recognized animal form of prionic disease is BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), referred to as “mad cow disease”, […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English prion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English prionic From prion + -ic.

Questions

What does prionic mean?: Of, pertaining to or caused by a prion.
Where does prionic come from?: Etymology tree English prion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English prionic From prion + -ic.

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