Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leukaemic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leukaemic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of, or associated with leukaemia.

Example Sentences

"Pinkel blasted the leukaemic cells with the full range of available drugs."

Etymology

Etymology tree English leukaemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English leukaemic From leukaemia + -ic.

Derived Forms

erythroleukaemic nonleukaemic preleukaemic

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does leukaemic mean?: Characteristic of, or associated with leukaemia.
Where does leukaemic come from?: Etymology tree English leukaemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English leukaemic From leukaemia + -ic.

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