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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ther-mette
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portable device for efficiently boiling water outdoors using small combustible materials such as twigs.

New Zealand usage

Etymology

From a trademark: therm- + -ette.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

thermettes (plural)

Synonyms

Benghazi boiler

Questions

What does thermette mean?
A portable device for efficiently boiling water outdoors using small combustible materials such as twigs.
Where does thermette come from?
From a trademark: therm- + -ette.

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