Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

co-fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables: co--fire
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fire (different types of fuel) together.

Example Sentences

"Another fuel that has been co-fired with solid wastes is oil shale."
"At present, co-firing offers the best opportunities for market penetration of biomass."

Etymology

Etymology tree English co- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English co-fire From co- + fire.

Inflected Forms

co-fires (present, singular) co-firing (participle, present) co-fired (participle, past) co-fired (past)

Questions

What does co-fire mean?: To fire (different types of fuel) together.
Where does co-fire come from?: Etymology tree English co- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English co-fire From co- + fire.

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