Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dystrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: dys-troph-ic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Affected with dystrophy

adj

Having brownish acidic waters due to humus

Etymology

Etymology tree English dystrophy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dystrophic From dystrophy + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more dystrophic (comparative) most dystrophic (superlative)

Derived Forms

dystrochrept myodystrophic nondystrophic onychodystrophic

Phrases

dystrophic calcification

Questions

What does dystrophic mean?: Affected with dystrophy
Where does dystrophic come from?: Etymology tree English dystrophy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dystrophic From dystrophy + -ic.

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