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sclerose

/skləˈɹəʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scle-rose
IPA
/skləˈɹəʊs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To harden.

verb

To undergo sclerosis.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Back-formation from sclerosed (adjective), which was back-formed from sclerosis. Compare also diagnose (verb).

Usage

Inflected Forms

scleroses (present, singular) sclerosing (participle, present) sclerosed (participle, past) sclerosed (past)

Rhymes With

close gross dose diagnose bose grandiose morose verbose engross rugose pluviôse herbose

Questions

How do you pronounce sclerose?
The recorded pronunciation is /skləˈɹəʊs/.
What does sclerose mean?
To harden.
Where does sclerose come from?
Back-formation from sclerosed (adjective), which was back-formed from sclerosis. Compare also diagnose (verb).

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