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phthor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ph-thor
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

fluorine

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φθορά (phthorá, “destruction”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

phthore (alternative)

Derived Forms

phthoric

Synonyms

phthorine

Questions

What does phthor mean?
fluorine
Where does phthor come from?
From Ancient Greek φθορά (phthorá, “destruction”).

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