Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinguecula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pinguec-u-la
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow-white deposit on the conjunctiva of the eye, adjacent to the limbus, caused by exposure to ultraviolet.

Inflected Forms

pingueculas (plural) pingueculae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pinguid

Questions

What does pinguecula mean?: A yellow-white deposit on the conjunctiva of the eye, adjacent to the limbus, caused by exposure to ultraviolet.

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