Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

virologist

/vɪˈɹɒlədʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
vi-rol-o-gist
IPA
/vɪˈɹɒlədʒɪst/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scientist or doctor who studies or specializes in viruses.

Etymology

Etymology tree English virology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English virologist From virology + -ist.

Inflected Forms

virologists (plural)

Derived Forms

adenovirologist arbovirologist coronavirologist neurovirologist

Rhymes With

biologist archaeologist dermatologist sociologist meteorologist cardiologist technologist oncologist ophthalmologist ecologist radiologist physiologist

Questions

How do you pronounce virologist?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɪˈɹɒlədʒɪst/.
What does virologist mean?
A scientist or doctor who studies or specializes in viruses.
Where does virologist come from?
Etymology tree English virology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English virologist From virology + -ist.

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