Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sterilant

/ˈstɛɹɪlənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ster-i-lant
IPA: /ˈstɛɹɪlənt/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance used to sterilize something

Etymology

Etymology tree English sterile Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English sterilant From sterile + -ant.

Inflected Forms

sterilants (plural)

Derived Forms

chemosterilant

Phrases

soil sterilant

Questions

How do you pronounce sterilant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɛɹɪlənt/.
What does sterilant mean?: Any substance used to sterilize something
Where does sterilant come from?: Etymology tree English sterile Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English sterilant From sterile + -ant.

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