Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leprostatic

/lɛprəˈstætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lep-ro-stat-ic
IPA: /lɛprəˈstætɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inhibiting the worsening of Hansen's disease (leprosy), inhibiting the growth of M. leprae.

Etymology

From leprosy + -static (“bringing to stasis: slowing, stopping”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: leprosy

Inflected Forms

more leprostatic (comparative) most leprostatic (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce leprostatic?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɛprəˈstætɪk/.
What does leprostatic mean?: Inhibiting the worsening of Hansen's disease (leprosy), inhibiting the growth of M. leprae.
Where does leprostatic come from?: From leprosy + -static (“bringing to stasis: slowing, stopping”).

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