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thigmokinesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thigmoki-ne-sis
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

movement in response to touch

Uncountable

Etymology

From thigmo- + -kinesis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

thigmokinetic

Synonyms

thigmotaxis

Questions

What does thigmokinesis mean?
movement in response to touch
Where does thigmokinesis come from?
From thigmo- + -kinesis.

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