Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cariostatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-io-stat-ic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That halts the development of dental caries.

Etymology

From cario- + -static.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cariostatic (comparative) most cariostatic (superlative)

Questions

What does cariostatic mean?
That halts the development of dental caries.
Where does cariostatic come from?
From cario- + -static.

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