Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xerothermic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xe-rother-mic
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Both hot and dry.

adj

That flourishes in hot, dry conditions.

Example Sentences

"[…] a southwestern, xerothermic element, including Geothallus, Targionia, and various Riccia species."

Etymology

From xero- + thermic.

Phrases

xerothermic period

Questions

What does xerothermic mean?: Both hot and dry.
Where does xerothermic come from?: From xero- + thermic.

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