Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breathalyze

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: breath-a-lyze
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To estimate the alcohol content of a person's blood by using a breathalyzer

Etymology

Back-formation from breathalyzer.

Inflected Forms

breathalyzes (present, singular) breathalyzing (participle, present) breathalyzed (participle, past) breathalyzed (past) breathalyse (alternative)

Synonyms

breathalyse

Questions

What does breathalyze mean?: To estimate the alcohol content of a person's blood by using a breathalyzer
Where does breathalyze come from?: Back-formation from breathalyzer.

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