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anatropous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ana-t-ropous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English apotropous English anatropous From an- + apotropous.

Derived Forms

anatropously hemianatropous

Frequently Paired Words

apotropous

Synonyms

inverted

Antonyms

orthotropous

Questions

What does anatropous mean?
Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base.
Where does anatropous come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English apotropous English anatropous From an- + apotropous.

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