Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galvanocaustic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gal-vanocaus-tic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic, especially in medicine.

Dated

Example Sentences

"galvanocaustic knife"
"galvanocaustic needle"
"galvanocaustic treatment"
"galvanocaustic loop"
"galvanocaustic radical treatment"
"galvanocaustic work"

Etymology

From galvano- + caustic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: galvano

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

galvanocaustics (plural)

Questions

What does galvanocaustic mean?: Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic, especially in medicine.
Where does galvanocaustic come from?: From galvano- + caustic.

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