Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hornification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: horni-fi-ca-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

adhesion of fiber surfaces to each other as a result of drying, leading to lower porosity and solvent accessibility

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From horn + -ification.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: horn

Usage

Inflected Forms

hornifications (plural)

Questions

What does hornification mean?: cornification
Where does hornification come from?: From horn + -ification.

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