prussic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
derived from Prussian blue
adj
of, or derived from prussic acid; hydrocyanic
Etymology
From Latin prussicus (“Prussian”) or French prussique.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: prussicus, prussique