Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viscidation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vis-ci-da-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of making something (especially blood) viscid

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Moreover, smoking causes: carboxy-hemoglobin production, which blocks oxygen transport in plasma; vasoconstriction, which decreases the lumen of the vessels and reduces blood flow; atheroma, which increases the thickness of arterial walls, thus decreasing blood flow; impaired fibrinolytic activity, which reduces transvascular transport of nutrients to IVD; and viscidation of the blood, which hinders oxygen transport."

Etymology

From viscid + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: viscid

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does viscidation mean?: The process of making something (especially blood) viscid
Where does viscidation come from?: From viscid + -ation.

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