Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phlogogenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phl-o-goge-nous
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing inflammation.

Archaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “fire”) + -genous.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more phlogogenous (comparative) most phlogogenous (superlative)

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Questions

What does phlogogenous mean?
Causing inflammation.
Where does phlogogenous come from?
From Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “fire”) + -genous.

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