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amphophilic

/ˌæmfəfˈɪlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
am-phophilic
IPA
/ˌæmfəfˈɪlɪk/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That can be stained with either an acidic or a basic dye.

Etymology

From ampho- + -philic.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

amphophilous

Rhymes With

acrylic idyllic cyrillic carboxylic hydrophilic eosinophilic gillick pedophilic billick basophilic bilyk jilek

Questions

How do you pronounce amphophilic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæmfəfˈɪlɪk/.
What does amphophilic mean?
That can be stained with either an acidic or a basic dye.
Where does amphophilic come from?
From ampho- + -philic.

How to pronounce amphophilic

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