Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osmazome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-ma-zome
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance formerly supposed to impart the characteristic meaty smell and taste to certain dishes.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The greatest service chemistry has rendered to alimentary science, is the discovery of osmazome, or rather the determination of what it was. […] Osmazome, discovered after having been so long the delight of our fathers, may be compared to alcohol, which made whole generations drunk before it was simply exhibited by distillation."
"He talked aroma, osmazome, juices, and gelatine in a bewildering manner."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) + ζωμός (zōmós, “meat-soup”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὀσμή

Usage

Inflected Forms

ozmazome (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

umami

Questions

What does osmazome mean?: A substance formerly supposed to impart the characteristic meaty smell and taste to certain dishes.
Where does osmazome come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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