Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colonic

/kəˈlɔn.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
co-lon-ic
IPA
/kəˈlɔn.ɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon.

noun

An enema.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of colon cleansing (the removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract considered pseudomedicine)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English colon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English colonic From colon + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəˈlɔn.ɪk/
  • British English: /kəˈlɒn.ɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

colonics (plural)

Derived Forms

cholecystocolonic extracolonic gastrocolonic ileocolonic intracolonic mesocolonic nephrocolonic noncolonic pancolonic pericolonic rectocolonic

Phrases

colonic cocktail colonic irrigation colonic transit time

Synonyms

colon cleansing colonic irrigation

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic ionic platonic supersonic masonic

Questions

How do you pronounce colonic?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlɔn.ɪk/.
What does colonic mean?
Of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon.
Where does colonic come from?
Etymology tree English colon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English colonic From colon + -ic.

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