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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentianophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gen-tianophilic
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Readily staining with gentian violet.

Etymology

From gentian + -o- + -philic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more gentianophilic (comparative) most gentianophilic (superlative)

Synonyms

gentianophilous gentianophil

Questions

What does gentianophilic mean?
Readily staining with gentian violet.
Where does gentianophilic come from?
From gentian + -o- + -philic.

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