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epulotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epu-lot-ic
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Promoting the scarring or healing of sores.

Obsolete

noun

Any epulotic ointment or substance.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπουλωτικός (epoulōtikós), from οὐλή (oulḗ, “scar”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἐπουλωτικός

Usage

Inflected Forms

more epulotic (comparative) most epulotic (superlative) epulotics (plural)

Questions

What does epulotic mean?
Promoting the scarring or healing of sores.
Where does epulotic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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