Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radium jaw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: ra-di-um -jaw
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease, with necrosis of the jaw and bleeding of the gums, caused by the ingestion of radium and its subsequent absorption into the bones.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

phossy jaw bisphossy jaw Radium Girl

Frequently Paired Words

phossy jaw bisphossy jaw Radium Girl

Questions

What does radium jaw mean?: A disease, with necrosis of the jaw and bleeding of the gums, caused by the ingestion of radium and its subsequent absorption into the bones.

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