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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bullous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
bul-lous
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, characterized by, or being a bulla or bullae.

Etymology

From bulla + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more bullous (comparative) most bullous (superlative)

Derived Forms

immunobullous mechanobullous nonbullous vesicobullous vesiculobullous

Phrases

bullous acrokeratotic poikiloderma of Kindler and Weary

Frequently Paired Words

vesicular

Synonyms

bullar

Questions

What does bullous mean?
Of, pertaining to, characterized by, or being a bulla or bullae.
Where does bullous come from?
From bulla + -ous.

How to pronounce bullous

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