Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermotolerance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ther-mo-tol-er-ance
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to withstand relatively hot (or cold) conditions

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English tolerance English thermotolerance From thermo- + tolerance.

Usage

Inflected Forms

thermotolerances (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thermotolerant

Questions

What does thermotolerance mean?: The ability to withstand relatively hot (or cold) conditions
Where does thermotolerance come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English tolerance English thermotolerance From thermo- + tolerance.

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