Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malacosteon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mala-cos-teon
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μαλακός

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does malacosteon mean?: Morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia.
Where does malacosteon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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