Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attractant

/əˈtɹæktənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: at-trac-tant
IPA: /əˈtɹæktənt/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything that attracts, but especially a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts insects or other animals

Inflected Forms

attractants (plural)

Derived Forms

chemoattractant counterattractant haptoattractant leukoattractant myeloattractant

Frequently Paired Words

repellent

Questions

How do you pronounce attractant?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɹæktənt/.
What does attractant mean?: Anything that attracts, but especially a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts insects or other animals

How to pronounce attractant

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