Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underdope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-dope
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dope at less than the optimal level for superconductivity

Example Sentences

"We note that this range shrinks with underdoping."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English dope English underdope From under- + dope.

Inflected Forms

underdopes (present, singular) underdoping (participle, present) underdoped (participle, past) underdoped (past)

Questions

What does underdope mean?: To dope at less than the optimal level for superconductivity
Where does underdope come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English dope English underdope From under- + dope.

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