Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

argilloferruginous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
argillo-fer-rug-i-nous
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing clay and iron.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos, “clay”) + ferruginous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἄργιλλος

Inflected Forms

more argilloferruginous (comparative) most argilloferruginous (superlative)

Questions

What does argilloferruginous mean?
Containing clay and iron.
Where does argilloferruginous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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