Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baricity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: baric-i-ty
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The density of a substance compared to the density of human cerebral spinal fluid.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Baricity is used in anesthesia to determine the manner in which a particular drug will spread in the intrathecal space."

Etymology

Etymology tree English baric Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English baricity From baric + -ity.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

baricities (plural)

Questions

What does baricity mean?: The density of a substance compared to the density of human cerebral spinal fluid.
Where does baricity come from?: Etymology tree English baric Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English baricity From baric + -ity.

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