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ptyalism

/ˈtaɪəlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ptyal-ism
IPA
/ˈtaɪəlɪzəm/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sialorrhea

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτυαλισμός (ptualismós, “salivation”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

ptyalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

aptyalism

Questions

How do you pronounce ptyalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪəlɪzəm/.
What does ptyalism mean?
sialorrhea
Where does ptyalism come from?
From Ancient Greek πτυαλισμός (ptualismós, “salivation”).

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