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photoptarmosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-top-tar-mo-sis
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Photic sneeze reflex.

Uncountable

Etymology

From photo- + Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós, “sneeze”) + -osis.

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Frequently Paired Words

ptarmic ptarmoscopy

Questions

What does photoptarmosis mean?
Photic sneeze reflex.
Where does photoptarmosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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