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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nephrogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
nephro-genic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that forms the tissues of the kidney

Etymology

From nephro- + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

metanephrogenic

Questions

What does nephrogenic mean?
that forms the tissues of the kidney
Where does nephrogenic come from?
From nephro- + -genic.

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