Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rickettsialpox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rick-ettsialpox
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.

Uncountable

Etymology

From rickettsial + pox.

Usage

Questions

What does rickettsialpox mean?
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
Where does rickettsialpox come from?
From rickettsial + pox.

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