Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultrabasic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-ba-sic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

noun

Example Sentences

"In the process of basification, the top layer of the crust becomes basic, while the lower becomes ultrabasic acquiring the density of the mantle or an even greater density"

Etymology

From ultra- + basic.

Inflected Forms

ultrabasics (plural)

Questions

What does ultrabasic mean?: ultramafic
Where does ultrabasic come from?: From ultra- + basic.

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