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hyperosmolar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-os-mo-lar
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or as a result of hyperosmolarity.

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 osmolar English hyperosmolar From hyper- + osmolar.

Inflected Forms

more hyperosmolar (comparative) most hyperosmolar (superlative)

Phrases

hyperosmolar coma hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic coma

Antonyms

hypoosmolar

Questions

What does hyperosmolar mean?
Of, pertaining to, or as a result of hyperosmolarity.
Where does hyperosmolar 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 osmolar English hyperosmolar From hyper- + osmolar.

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