Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lithogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lithogenic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Promoting the formation of calculi.

adj

Involved in or leading to the formation of rocks.

Etymology

From litho- + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: litho
Suffix: genic

Inflected Forms

more lithogenic (comparative) most lithogenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antilithogenic

Questions

What does lithogenic mean?: Promoting the formation of calculi.
Where does lithogenic come from?: From litho- + -genic.

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