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xerochilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xe-rochil-ia
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dryness of the lips.

Uncountable

Etymology

From xero- + chil- (“lip”), from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”), + -ia.

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What does xerochilia mean?
Dryness of the lips.
Where does xerochilia come from?
From xero- + chil- (“lip”), from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”), + -ia.

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