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desiccatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
des-ic-ca-to-ry
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to desiccate, relating to desiccation..

Etymology

From desiccate + -ory.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more desiccatory (comparative) most desiccatory (superlative)

Synonyms

desiccative

Questions

What does desiccatory mean?
Tending to desiccate, relating to desiccation..
Where does desiccatory come from?
From desiccate + -ory.

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