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floccillation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
floc-cil-la-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.

Uncountable

Etymology

From *floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

floccillations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bioflocculate deflocculate deflocculation floccose floccosely floccosus flocculate flocculation

Synonyms

carphologia carphology crocydismus

Questions

What does floccillation mean?
Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.
Where does floccillation come from?
From *floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation.

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