Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

e-nose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: e-nose
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electronic device able to detect specific combinations of chemicals in gaseous form.

Example Sentences

"2005, E-nose to 'sniff out' superbugs, BBC Online, 22 September. The e-nose created by surgeon David Morgan and engineer Ritaban Dutta and colleagues can sit on a doctor's desk and analyse gasses given off by swabs from patients for signs of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other strains of Staph aureus."

Etymology

From e- (“electronic”) + nose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: e

Inflected Forms

e-noses (plural)

Questions

What does e-nose mean?: An electronic device able to detect specific combinations of chemicals in gaseous form.
Where does e-nose come from?: From e- (“electronic”) + nose.

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