Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abporal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ab-po-ral
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located to the side of an ectoaperture such as a pore. Typically used in reference to an abporal lacuna or hemisphere.

Etymology

From ab- + poral. Coined by Canadian botanist Roger Philip Wodehouse in 1928.

Inflected Forms

more abporal (comparative) most abporal (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

interporal paraporal poral

Questions

What does abporal mean?
Located to the side of an ectoaperture such as a pore. Typically used in reference to an abporal lacuna or hemisphere.
Where does abporal come from?
From ab- + poral. Coined by Canadian botanist Roger Philip Wodehouse in 1928.

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