Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thunderstorm asthma

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: thun-der-stor-m asth-ma
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Asthma brought on by exposure to an asthma thunderstorm.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thunderstorm asthma only appears to affect a subset of hay-fever sufferers and allergic asthmatics who react to pollen and, Nasser believes, fungal spores."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does thunderstorm asthma mean?: Asthma brought on by exposure to an asthma thunderstorm.

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