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faucalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fau-cal-ize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To simultaneously contract the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles, which have the effects of: vertically expanding and laterally constricting the pharyngeal cavity, of constricting the oropharyngeal isthmus, and of raising the pharynx relative to the larynx.

Etymology

From faucal + -ize.

Inflected Forms

faucalizes (present, singular) faucalizing (participle, present) faucalized (participle, past) faucalized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

faucal faucalized faucalization

Questions

What does faucalize mean?
To simultaneously contract the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles, which have the effects of: vertically expanding and laterally constricting the pharyngeal cavity, of constricting the oropharyngeal isthmus, and of raising the pharynx relative to the larynx.
Where does faucalize come from?
From faucal + -ize.

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