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emphractic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-phrac-tic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.

Etymology

From Latin emphracticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμφρακτικός (emphraktikós), from ἐμφράσσω (emphrássō), from ἐν- (en-) + φράσσω (phrássō).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: emphracticus, ἐμφρακτικός

Inflected Forms

more emphractic (comparative) most emphractic (superlative)

Questions

What does emphractic mean?
Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
Where does emphractic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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