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papillomavirus

/papɪˈləʊməvʌɪɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pil-lo-mavirus
IPA
/papɪˈləʊməvʌɪɹəs/
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various viruses that cause warts.

noun

Any of various viruses that cause warts.

Etymology

From papilloma + virus.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /papɪˈləʊməvʌɪɹəs/

Inflected Forms

papillomaviruses (plural) papilloma virus (alternative) PV (alternative)

Phrases

bovine papillomavirus human papillomavirus Shope papillomavirus

Questions

How do you pronounce papillomavirus?
The recorded pronunciation is /papɪˈləʊməvʌɪɹəs/.
What does papillomavirus mean?
Any of various viruses that cause warts.
Where does papillomavirus come from?
From papilloma + virus.

How to pronounce papillomavirus

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