Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chondrocranium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chon-dro-cra-ni-um
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification

Etymology

From chondro- + cranium.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chondro

Inflected Forms

chondrocrania (plural)

Derived Forms

basichondrocranium

Questions

What does chondrocranium mean?: The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
Where does chondrocranium come from?: From chondro- + cranium.

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