Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preceramic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ce-ram-ic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a society that did not use pottery.

adj

Of a polymer: able to be converted into a ceramic by pyrolysis in an inert atmosphere.

noun

A preceramic polymer.

Etymology

From pre- + ceramic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

preceramics (plural)

Questions

What does preceramic mean?: Describing a society that did not use pottery.
Where does preceramic come from?: From pre- + ceramic.

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