Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperosmia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-os-mia
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English -osmia English hyperosmia From hyper- + -osmia.

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What does hyperosmia mean?
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
Where does hyperosmia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English -osmia English hyperosmia From hyper- + -osmia.

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