Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siphonate

/ˈsaɪfəˌnət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: siphonate
IPA: /ˈsaɪfəˌnət/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a siphon or siphons.

noun

One of the former group Siphonata, a lamellibranch with a siphon.

Obsolete

noun

Any siphonate bivalve.

Etymology

From siphon + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

siphonates (plural)

Derived Forms

actinosiphonate annulosiphonate asiphonate nonsiphonate

Questions

How do you pronounce siphonate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪfəˌnət/.
What does siphonate mean?: Having a siphon or siphons.
Where does siphonate come from?: From siphon + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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