Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ehec

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: ehec
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of enterohemorrhagic E. coli.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The news media regale us with horror stories about dangerous flu viruses, multidrug-resistant superbugs, and EHEC-contaminated food."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ehec mean?: Initialism of enterohemorrhagic E. coli.

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