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pruinose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
pru-inose
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a very fine whitish powder (bloom) on a surface.

adj

Covered with a very fine whitish layer of wax particles.

Etymology

Latin pruīnōsus, from pruīna.

Inflected Forms

more pruinose (comparative) most pruinose (superlative)

Derived Forms

pruinosed pruinosely pruinosity subpruinose

Frequently Paired Words

pruina

Antonyms

epruinose

Questions

What does pruinose mean?
Having a very fine whitish powder (bloom) on a surface.
Where does pruinose come from?
Latin pruīnōsus, from pruīna.

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