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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pellicular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pel-lic-u-lar
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a pellicle (a pellicula).

adj

Bearing a pellicle.

adj

Describing the stationary phase of a chromatography system consisting of a porous outer shell on an impermeable particle.

Etymology

By surface analysis, pellicula + -ar and pellicule + -ar.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

subpellicular

Questions

What does pellicular mean?
Of or pertaining to a pellicle (a pellicula).
Where does pellicular come from?
By surface analysis, pellicula + -ar and pellicule + -ar.

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