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ulcerative

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
ul-cer-a-tive
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Composed of, or causing ulcers

Etymology

Etymology tree English ulcerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ulcerative From ulcerate + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more ulcerative (comparative) most ulcerative (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiulcerative exoulcerative necroulcerative nonulcerative preulcerative

Phrases

acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis acute ulcerative gingivitis epizootic ulcerative syndrome ulcerative colitis ulcerative gingivitis

Synonyms

ulcerating ulceratory

Questions

What does ulcerative mean?
Composed of, or causing ulcers
Where does ulcerative come from?
Etymology tree English ulcerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ulcerative From ulcerate + -ive.

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