Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tipful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tip-ful
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of a substance that covers the tip of something, such as a spatula.

Example Sentences

"Each student prepares individual samples of an unknown and a 50:50 mixture of the unknown and the suspected known. Using microspatula tipfuls of compound will avoid congestion at balances."
"If you select a solid chloride, dissolve two large spatula-tipfuls of it in 2–3 mL of acetone."

Etymology

From tip + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tip

Inflected Forms

tipfuls (plural)

Questions

What does tipful mean?: The amount of a substance that covers the tip of something, such as a spatula.
Where does tipful come from?: From tip + -ful.

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