Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retroviruses

/ɹˌɛtɹoʊvˈaɪɹəsɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
retro-virus-es
IPA
/ɹˌɛtɹoʊvˈaɪɹəsɪz/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of retrovirus

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Questions

How do you pronounce retroviruses?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌɛtɹoʊvˈaɪɹəsɪz/.
What does retroviruses mean?
plural of retrovirus

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