Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bronchoalveolar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: bron-choalve-o-lar
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to both the bronchi and the alveoli of the lungs

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- English alveolar English bronchoalveolar From broncho- + alveolar.

Rhymes With

alveolar nucleolar areolar malleolar postalveolar tubuloalveolar lobuloalveolar tracheolar apicoalveolar foveolar roseolar rubeolar

Questions

What does bronchoalveolar mean?: Relating to both the bronchi and the alveoli of the lungs
Where does bronchoalveolar come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- English alveolar English bronchoalveolar From broncho- + alveolar.

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