Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colorific

/ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
col-orif-ic
IPA
/ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That produces colored precipitates

Obsolete

adj

colorful

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French colorifique or New Latin colorificus, from color + -i- + -ficus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: colorifique, colorificus

Usage

Inflected Forms

more colorific (comparative) most colorific (superlative) colourific (alternative) colorifics (plural)

Synonyms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce colorific?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/.
What does colorific mean?
That produces colored precipitates
Where does colorific come from?
It is traced to French.

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