Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osteochondrophyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-teo-chon-drophyte
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a tumor composed of bone and cartilage

Etymology

French ostéo-chondrophyte. Surface reading of osteo- (“bone”) + chondro- (“cartilage”) + -phyte (“growth”).

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What does osteochondrophyte mean?
a tumor composed of bone and cartilage
Where does osteochondrophyte come from?
French ostéo-chondrophyte. Surface reading of osteo- (“bone”) + chondro- (“cartilage”) + -phyte (“growth”).

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