Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microperforated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crop-er-fo-rat-ed
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having very small perforations

Example Sentences

"The adult male mice were placed in a clean open field, lined with paper (Strathmore Drawing Paper Premium, recycled, microperforated, 400 series; Strathmore Artist Papers, Neenah, WI, USA) and containing some of its own home cage bedding in a corner of the arena."

Etymology

From micro- + perforated.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Questions

What does microperforated mean?: Having very small perforations
Where does microperforated come from?: From micro- + perforated.

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