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hydrophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drophil-ia
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

affinity for water

Uncountable

Etymology

From hydro- + -philia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

hydrophile hydrophilic

Questions

What does hydrophilia mean?
affinity for water
Where does hydrophilia come from?
From hydro- + -philia.

How to pronounce hydrophilia

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