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adenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ade-nous
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a gland; full of glands.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn)der. English adeno- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English adenous From adeno- + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more adenous (comparative) most adenous (superlative)

Derived Forms

macradenous

Synonyms

glandulous adenose

Questions

What does adenous mean?
Like a gland; full of glands.
Where does adenous come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn)der. English adeno- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English adenous From adeno- + -ous.

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