Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lithotriptic

/ˌlɪθ.əˈtɹɪp.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lithotrip-tic
IPA: /ˌlɪθ.əˈtɹɪp.tɪk/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys.

noun

A lithontriptic remedy or agent.

Etymology

From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsĭs, “rubbing, friction”).

Inflected Forms

lithonthriptic (alternative) lithonthryptic (alternative) lithontriptic (alternative) lithotriptics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lithotripsy

Rhymes With

cryptic trip tic triptych ecliptic diptych tryptic styptic glyptic anaglyptic triptyque holocryptic chymotryptic

Questions

How do you pronounce lithotriptic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlɪθ.əˈtɹɪp.tɪk/.
What does lithotriptic mean?: Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys.
Where does lithotriptic come from?: From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsĭs, “rubbing, friction”).

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