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premolt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-molt
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undergo the period prior to an animal molting its exoskeleton, shell, skin, etc.

adj

Prior to a molt (the shedding of skin).

Etymology

From pre- + molt.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

premolts (present, singular) premolting (participle, present) premolted (participle, past) premolted (past)

Questions

What does premolt mean?
To undergo the period prior to an animal molting its exoskeleton, shell, skin, etc.
Where does premolt come from?
From pre- + molt.

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