Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperalimentation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-al-i-men-ta-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The administration or ingestion of unusually large amounts of nutrients.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English alimentation English hyperalimentation From hyper- + alimentation.

Inflected Forms

hyperalimentations (plural)

Synonyms

total parenteral nutrition tpn

Questions

What does hyperalimentation mean?: The administration or ingestion of unusually large amounts of nutrients.
Where does hyperalimentation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English alimentation English hyperalimentation From hyper- + alimentation.

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