Speakur

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white plague

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
white -plague
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.

Uncountable

noun

The white gold-aluminium intermetallic compound Au₅Al₂, which can be formed when gold and aluminium are heated in direct contact (for instance, at an electrical junction between gold and aluminium components).

Uncountable

noun

The white gold-aluminium intermetallic compound Au₅Al₂, which can be formed when gold and aluminium are heated in direct contact (for instance, at an electrical junction between gold and aluminium components).

Uncountable

Etymology

white+plague * (tuberculosis): From the white pallor of victims of the disease * (eletronics): From the colour of the deposits which cause electrical problems to plague devices

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

purple plague white death white man's plague

Synonyms

drug addiction pulmonary tuberculosis consumption phthisis wasting disease

Questions

What does white plague mean?
Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.
Where does white plague come from?
white+plague * (tuberculosis): From the white pallor of victims of the disease * (eletronics): From the colour of the deposits which cause electrical problems to plague devices

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