Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bartholinian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bartholini-an
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738), Danish anatomist who first described the Bartholin's gland.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Bartholinian.

Etymology

From Bartholin + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Bartholinian (comparative) most Bartholinian (superlative)

Questions

What does bartholinian mean?
Of or relating to Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738), Danish anatomist who first described the Bartholin's gland.
Where does bartholinian come from?
From Bartholin + -ian.

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