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debulk

/diːˈbʌlk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-bulk
IPA
/diːˈbʌlk/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove part of (a malignant tumour).

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bulk English debulk From de- + bulk.

Usage

Inflected Forms

debulks (present, singular) debulking (participle, present) debulked (participle, past) debulked (past)

Synonyms

cytoreduce

Questions

How do you pronounce debulk?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈbʌlk/.
What does debulk mean?
To remove part of (a malignant tumour).
Where does debulk come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bulk English debulk From de- + bulk.

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