Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pruritogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pru-ri-to-gen
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance that causes pruritus (itching).

Etymology

From pruritus + -gen.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pruritus

Inflected Forms

pruritogens (plural)

Questions

What does pruritogen mean?: Any substance that causes pruritus (itching).
Where does pruritogen come from?: From pruritus + -gen.

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