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lapinize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lap-inize
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attenuate a virus, such that it can be used to make a vaccine, by passage through rabbits.

Etymology

From French lapiniser, apparently attested in French since c. 1910.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lapinizes (present, singular) lapinizing (participle, present) lapinized (participle, past) lapinized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

avianize

Questions

What does lapinize mean?
To attenuate a virus, such that it can be used to make a vaccine, by passage through rabbits.
Where does lapinize come from?
It is traced to French.

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