Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exfoliative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: ex-fo-lia-tive
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation

Etymology

Etymology tree English exfoliate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English exfoliative From exfoliate + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more exfoliative (comparative) most exfoliative (superlative)

Derived Forms

pseudoexfoliative

Phrases

exfoliative cytology exfoliative dermatitis exfoliative erythroderma exfoliative gastritis

Questions

What does exfoliative mean?: That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
Where does exfoliative come from?: Etymology tree English exfoliate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English exfoliative From exfoliate + -ive.

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