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lyophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lyophile
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a lyophilic substance

adj

lyophilic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lyo- + -phile, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophile (“lyophilic”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lyophiles (plural) more lyophile (comparative) most lyophile (superlative)

Synonyms

lyophilic

Antonyms

lyophobe lyophobic

Questions

What does lyophile mean?
a lyophilic substance
Where does lyophile come from?
From lyo- + -phile, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophile (“lyophilic”).

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