Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antijuvenile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-ju-ve-nile
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That counters the effect of juvenile hormones

Example Sentences

"Later, the compound became known as precocene II after its specific antijuvenile hormone activity in insects was discovered [2 ]."

Etymology

From anti- + juvenile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does antijuvenile mean?: That counters the effect of juvenile hormones
Where does antijuvenile come from?: From anti- + juvenile.

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