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pyknotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-knot-ic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

showing pyknosis

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pyknosis. See Ancient Greek πυκνωτικός (puknōtikós, “serving to close the pores”).

Inflected Forms

more pyknotic (comparative) most pyknotic (superlative) pycnotic (alternative)

Derived Forms

heteropyknotic isopyknotic nonpyknotic postpyknotic prepyknotic

Frequently Paired Words

karyopyknosis pyknosis

Synonyms

pycnotic

Questions

What does pyknotic mean?
showing pyknosis
Where does pyknotic come from?
From pyknosis. See Ancient Greek πυκνωτικός (puknōtikós, “serving to close the pores”).

How to pronounce pyknotic

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