Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudomembranous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-domem-bra-nous
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane.

Etymology

From pseudomembrane + -ous or pseudo- + membranous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo
Suffix: pseudomembrane

Phrases

pseudomembranous colitis

Rhymes With

membranous transmembranous intramembranous semimembranous submembranous intermembranous

Questions

What does pseudomembranous mean?: Characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane.
Where does pseudomembranous come from?: From pseudomembrane + -ous or pseudo- + membranous.

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