Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finsen light

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: fin-sen -light
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other cutaneous disorders.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

After Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860-1904), Faroese-Danish physician.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Finsen lights (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does finsen light mean?: Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other cutaneous disorders.
Where does finsen light come from?: After Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860-1904), Faroese-Danish physician.

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