Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perspiratory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-spi-ra-to-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to perspiration.

Dated

Example Sentences

"The perspiratory glands of the skin are scattered everywhere throughout the integument, being most abundant on the anterior portions of the body."
"The true skin is highly sensitive, being supplied with countless nerve-fibres and endings. It is also highly vascular, being supplied by those innumerable tiny blood-vessels called capillaries, though they are far finer than any hair, of which I spoke just now. It contains the perspiratory or sweat-glands, the sebaceous or oil-glands, and the roots of the hair, which are fed by the latter."

Etymology

From perspirate + -ory.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: perspirate

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more perspiratory (comparative) most perspiratory (superlative)

Rhymes With

respiratory cardiorespiratory expiratory inspiratory nonrespiratory photorespiratory chlororespiratory bronchiorespiratory nasorespiratory osmorespiratory sinorespiratory

Questions

What does perspiratory mean?: Of or pertaining to perspiration.
Where does perspiratory come from?: From perspirate + -ory.

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