Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poikilothermia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poik-ilo-ther-mia
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability to regulate one's body temperature.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English poikilo- English -therm Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English poikilothermia From poikilo- + -therm + -ia.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

poikilotherm poikilothermal poikilothermic poikilothermism poikilothermous poikilothermy

Questions

What does poikilothermia mean?: The inability to regulate one's body temperature.
Where does poikilothermia come from?: Etymology tree English poikilo- English -therm Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English poikilothermia From poikilo- + -therm + -ia.

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