Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-finishing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: self--fin-ish-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a polymer, requiring no additional finishing after it has been formed.

Etymology

From self- + finishing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self-

Phrases

self-finished

Frequently Paired Words

self-finished

Questions

What does self-finishing mean?: Of a polymer, requiring no additional finishing after it has been formed.
Where does self-finishing come from?: From self- + finishing.

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