Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electrophorus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: elec-tropho-rus
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity.

Dated

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

electrophoruses (plural) electrophori (plural)

Questions

What does electrophorus mean?: An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity.

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