legionellosis
/ˌliːdʒənɛlˈəʊsɪs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any disease caused by Legionella bacteria, such as Legionnaires' disease or Pontiac fever.
Etymology
From taxonomic name Legionella + -osis.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: mul-tax:Legionella