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raphide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
raphide
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís).

Inflected Forms

raphides (plural) raphis (alternative) rhaphide (alternative) rhaphis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

biraphid monoraphid raphidiferous sphaeraphis

Questions

What does raphide mean?
A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells.
Where does raphide come from?
From Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís).

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