Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

algor mortis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: al-go-r -mor-tis
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reduction in body temperature following death.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin algor (“cold, coldness”) + mortis (“of death”, genitive singular of mors), literally, “the cold of death”.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: algor

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does algor mortis mean?: The reduction in body temperature following death.
Where does algor mortis come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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