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narcosis

/nɑɹˈkoʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
nar-co-sis
IPA
/nɑɹˈkoʊ.sɪs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νάρκωσις (nárkōsis). By surface analysis, narco- + -osis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: νάρκωσις

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nɑɹˈkoʊ.sɪs/
  • British English: /nɑːˈkəʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

narcoses (plural)

Derived Forms

autonarcosis electronarcosis toponarcosis

Phrases

inert gas narcosis nitrogen narcosis

Frequently Paired Words

narcotic narcotize nitrogen narcosis

Questions

How do you pronounce narcosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɑɹˈkoʊ.sɪs/.
What does narcosis mean?
Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.
Where does narcosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce narcosis

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