Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirochetostatic

/ˌspaɪroʊˌkitəˈstætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spiro-cheto-stat-ic
IPA: /ˌspaɪroʊˌkitəˈstætɪk/

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inhibiting (curbing) spirochetal populations although not destroying them.

Example Sentences

"As the previously used chemotherapeutic agents have only proved themselves to be spirochetostatic and not spirochetocidal, the patient is liable to a delayed infection which may not become manifest for years."

Etymology

From spirochete + -static (with -o-).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spirochete

Inflected Forms

more spirochetostatic (comparative) most spirochetostatic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

spirocheticidal spirochetocidal spirochetolytic

Questions

How do you pronounce spirochetostatic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌspaɪroʊˌkitəˈstætɪk/.
What does spirochetostatic mean?: Inhibiting (curbing) spirochetal populations although not destroying them.
Where does spirochetostatic come from?: From spirochete + -static (with -o-).

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