Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypoosmotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-poos-mot-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"The washed P2 fraction (P2′) was subjected to hypoosmotic shock and lysis before centrifugation again."

Etymology

From hypo- + osmotic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hypo

Inflected Forms

more hypoosmotic (comparative) most hypoosmotic (superlative)

Questions

What does hypoosmotic mean?: hypotonic
Where does hypoosmotic come from?: From hypo- + osmotic.

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