Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silicosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: sil-i-co-sis
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Well, minin’ is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky, and if you ain’t minin’ there, well, my friends, you’re awful lucky, ‘Cause if you don’t get silicosis, or pay that’s just atrocious, you’ll be screamin’ for a union that will care"

Etymology

From Late Latin silica + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: silica

Usage

Inflected Forms

silicoses (plural)

Derived Forms

anthracosilicosis silicotic

Synonyms

miner's disease

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

What does silicosis mean?: A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.
Where does silicosis come from?: From Late Latin silica + -osis.

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