Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resorbable

/ɹɪˈzɔː(ɹ)bəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: re-sorbable
IPA: /ɹɪˈzɔː(ɹ)bəbəl/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be resorbed.

Example Sentences

"Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads."

Etymology

From resorb + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: resorb

Inflected Forms

more resorbable (comparative) most resorbable (superlative)

Derived Forms

bioresorbable nonresorbable resorbability

Questions

How do you pronounce resorbable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈzɔː(ɹ)bəbəl/.
What does resorbable mean?: Able to be resorbed.
Where does resorbable come from?: From resorb + -able.

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