Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oilproof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oil-proof
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resistant to oil.

verb

To make resistant to oil.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From oil + -proof.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more oilproof (comparative) most oilproof (superlative) oilproofs (present, singular) oilproofing (participle, present) oilproofed (participle, past) oilproofed (past)

Questions

What does oilproof mean?
Resistant to oil.
Where does oilproof come from?
From oil + -proof.

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