Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coxsackie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: cox-sack-ie
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus

name

A town in New York, and a village within that town.

Example Sentences

"ApoL6 was reported to have antiviral activity against two picornaviruses, coxsackie B virus and poliovirus."

Inflected Forms

coxsackies (plural)

Derived Forms

coxsackievirus

Phrases

West Coxsackie

Questions

What does coxsackie mean?: Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus

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