Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptochiral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cryp-tochi-ral
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- English chiral English cryptochiral From crypto- + chiral.

Inflected Forms

more cryptochiral (comparative) most cryptochiral (superlative)

Questions

What does cryptochiral mean?
That exhibits cryptochirality
Where does cryptochiral come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- English chiral English cryptochiral From crypto- + chiral.

How to pronounce cryptochiral

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