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sphenoidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
sphe-noidal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of sphenoid.

Etymology

From sphenoid + -al.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

intersphenoidal intrasphenoidal occipitosphenoidal otosphenoidal palatosphenoidal presphenoidal subsphenoidal supersphenoidal suprasphenoidal

Phrases

transsphenoidal sphenoidal sinus

Synonyms

sphenoid

Rhymes With

colloidal sinusoidal trapezoidal steroidal toroidal nonsteroidal ellipsoidal spheroidal choroidal discoidal sigmoidal rhomboidal

Questions

What does sphenoidal mean?
Synonym of sphenoid.
Where does sphenoidal come from?
From sphenoid + -al.

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