Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excortication

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cor-ti-ca-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of stripping off bark, or a similar structure

Uncountable

noun

The state of being stripped of bark, or something similar.

Uncountable

Etymology

Compare French excortication.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

excortications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

excorticate

Synonyms

decortication

Questions

What does excortication mean?: The act of stripping off bark, or a similar structure
Where does excortication come from?: Compare French excortication.

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