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helcoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hel-coid
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an ulcer; ulcerous.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos, “ulcer”) + -oid.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more helcoid (comparative) most helcoid (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

helcology

Questions

What does helcoid mean?
Of or pertaining to an ulcer; ulcerous.
Where does helcoid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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