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sclerobase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scle-r-obase
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + βᾰ́σις (bắsis, “stepping, step”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

sclerobases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sclerobasic

Questions

What does sclerobase mean?
The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians.
Where does sclerobase come from?
From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + βᾰ́σις (bắsis, “stepping, step”).

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