Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trichotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-chot-ic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting or relating to trichosis; hairy.

adj

Trichotomous; divided into three.

Example Sentences

"In the first place truly neoplastic melanomas are uncommon before puberty; anomalously, such lesions may be trichotic, whereas hair-bearing melanotic lesions in adults rarely become malignant."
"Interpreting this in light of Paul's trichotic description of man in 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Origen concluded that Scripture, too, had a trichotic structure. The "body, soul, and spirit" of a man correspond respectively to the literal, moral and allegorical-mystical senses of Scripture."

Etymology

From tricho- + -otic.

Frequently Paired Words

hypertrichotic hypotrichotic

Questions

What does trichotic mean?: Exhibiting or relating to trichosis; hairy.
Where does trichotic come from?: From tricho- + -otic.

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