Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pectinous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pecti-nous
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Gluey

adj

Of, relating to, or containing pectin.

Inflected Forms

more pectinous (comparative) most pectinous (superlative)

Questions

What does pectinous mean?
Gluey

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