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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embolic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
em-bol-ic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to an embolus or an embolism.

Etymology

From embol- + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more embolic (comparative) most embolic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiembolic atheroembolic cardioembolic microembolic radioembolic thermoembolic

Rhymes With

alcoholic symbolic hydraulic metabolic hyperbolic parabolic anabolic systolic frolic colic diastolic bucolic

Questions

What does embolic mean?
Of or relating to an embolus or an embolism.
Where does embolic come from?
From embol- + -ic.

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