Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharmacognosy

/ˌfɑː.məˈkɒɡ.nə.sɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: phar-ma-cog-nosy
IPA: /ˌfɑː.məˈkɒɡ.nə.sɪ/

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pharmaco- + -gnosy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pharmacognosies (plural)

Derived Forms

zoopharmacognosy

Frequently Paired Words

pharmacognostic pharmacognosist

Questions

How do you pronounce pharmacognosy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɑː.məˈkɒɡ.nə.sɪ/.
What does pharmacognosy mean?: A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.
Where does pharmacognosy come from?: From pharmaco- + -gnosy.

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