Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underskin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-skin
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The layer of skin under the dermis, the subcutis or hypodermis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From under- + skin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Inflected Forms

underskins (plural)

Questions

What does underskin mean?: The layer of skin under the dermis, the subcutis or hypodermis.
Where does underskin come from?: From under- + skin.

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