Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safener

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: safen-er
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical used in a herbicide to minimize injury to the crop as a result of the herbicide application.

Etymology

From safen + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: safen

Inflected Forms

safeners (plural)

Questions

What does safener mean?: A chemical used in a herbicide to minimize injury to the crop as a result of the herbicide application.
Where does safener come from?: From safen + -er.

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