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blastophthoria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
blastoph-tho-ria
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Degeneration of the germ cells as a result of poisoning by syphilis, lead, alcohol, opium, etc.

Uncountable

Etymology

From blasto- + Ancient Greek φθορά (phthorá, “destruction”) + -ia.

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What does blastophthoria mean?
Degeneration of the germ cells as a result of poisoning by syphilis, lead, alcohol, opium, etc.
Where does blastophthoria come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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