Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigrification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-gri-fi-ca-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of making black.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the physical disquisition concerning the nigrification of the rete mucosa in blacks"

Etymology

From Latin nigrificare (“to blacken”), from niger (“black”) + -ficare (“to make”, in comparative). See -fy.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: nigrificare

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

nigrify

Questions

What does nigrification mean?: The act or process of making black.
Where does nigrification come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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