Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parenchymatous

/pɛ.ɹənˈkaɪ.mə.təs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: parenchy-ma-tous
IPA: /pɛ.ɹənˈkaɪ.mə.təs/

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.

adj

Consisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.

adj

Affecting the parenchyma.

Example Sentences

"The great fertility of the Cotton-plant in these fine flexile threads, whilst those from Flax, Hemp, and Nettles, or from the bark of the Mulberry-tree, require a previous putrefaction of the parenchymatous substance, and much mechanical labour, and afterwards bleaching, renders this plant of great importance to the world."

Etymology

From the stem of Koine Greek παρέγχυμα (parénkhuma) + -ous. Compare parenchymal, parenchymous, parenchymatic.

Word Breakdown

Root: παρέγχυμα
Suffix: -ous

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɛ.ɹənˈkaɪ.mə.təs/
British English: /pa.ɹəŋˈkɪm.ət.əs/

Derived Forms

intraparenchymatous nonparenchymatous pseudoparenchymatous

Questions

How do you pronounce parenchymatous?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛ.ɹənˈkaɪ.mə.təs/.
What does parenchymatous mean?: Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.
Where does parenchymatous come from?: From the stem of Koine Greek παρέγχυμα (parénkhuma) + -ous. Compare parenchymal, parenchymous, parenchymatic.

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