Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leucotome

/ˈluːkətəʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leu-co-tome
IPA: /ˈluːkətəʊm/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument used to perform a leucotomy.

Example Sentences

"All sorts of rubbish is lying in the sand: a typewriter with half the keys missing (he picks out fragmentary sentences, sometimes these seem to mean something), a smashed neurosurgical unit (he pockets a handful of leucotomes, useful for self-defence)."

Etymology

From leuco- + -tome.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: leuco
Suffix: tome

Inflected Forms

leucotomes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce leucotome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluːkətəʊm/.
What does leucotome mean?: An instrument used to perform a leucotomy.
Where does leucotome come from?: From leuco- + -tome.

How to pronounce leucotome

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