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rainscald

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rain-scald
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.

Uncountable

Etymology

From rain + scald.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

pastern dermatitis mud fever scratches

Synonyms

dermatophilosis streptothricosis rain rot

Questions

What does rainscald mean?
A skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.
Where does rainscald come from?
From rain + scald.

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