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lycopodium powder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
ly-copodi-um pow-der
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fine powder or dust composed of the dried spores of lycopodium and related plants. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, magical explosions and artificial lightning.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

lycopodium powders (plural)

Questions

What does lycopodium powder mean?
A fine powder or dust composed of the dried spores of lycopodium and related plants. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, magical explosions and artificial lightning.

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