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hypokalemic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pokalemic
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.

Etymology

From hypokalemia + -ic or hypo- + kalemia + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hypokalemic (comparative) most hypokalemic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

hypocalcemic hypocupremic hypoferremic hypomagnesemic hyponatremic

Antonyms

hyperkalemic normokalemic

Rhymes With

systemic ischemic anemic polemic epistemic glycemic phonemic anaemic racemic ischaemic leukemic uremic

Questions

What does hypokalemic mean?
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
Where does hypokalemic come from?
From hypokalemia + -ic or hypo- + kalemia + -ic.

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