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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greaseproof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
grease-proof
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resistant to grease.

verb

To make resistant to grease.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin crassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English proof English -proof English greaseproof From grease + -proof.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more greaseproof (comparative) most greaseproof (superlative) greaseproofs (present, singular) greaseproofing (participle, present) greaseproofed (participle, past) greaseproofed (past)

Derived Forms

greaseproofness

Phrases

greaseproof paper

Questions

What does greaseproof mean?
Resistant to grease.
Where does greaseproof come from?
Etymology tree Latin crassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English proof English -proof English greaseproof From grease + -proof.

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