Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nephrotoxicity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: nephro-tox-i-c-i-ty
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From nephro- + toxicity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nephro

Usage

Inflected Forms

nephrotoxicities (plural)

Derived Forms

hepatonephrotoxicity

Synonyms

renotoxicity

Questions

What does nephrotoxicity mean?: The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys.
Where does nephrotoxicity come from?: From nephro- + toxicity.

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