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PRONUNCIATION OF XEROTRIPSIS

xerotripsis  [ˌzɪərəʊˈtrɪpsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XEROTRIPSIS

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Xerotripsis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES XEROTRIPSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of xerotripsis in the English dictionary

The definition of xerotripsis in the dictionary is dry friction, attrition, or abrasion.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH XEROTRIPSIS


antisepsis
ˌæntɪˈsɛpsɪs
asepsis
əˈsɛpsɪs
coreopsis
ˌkɒrɪˈɒpsɪs
eclipsis
ɪˈklɪpsɪs
ecthlipsis
ɛkˈθlɪpsɪs
ellipsis
ɪˈlɪpsɪs
heliopsis
ˌhelɪˈɒpsɪs
krypsis
ˈkrɪpsɪs
paraleipsis
ˌpærəˈlaɪpsɪs
paralipsis
ˌpærəˈlɪpsɪs
procrypsis
prəʊˈkrɪpsɪs
scepsis
ˈskepsɪs
sepsis
ˈsɛpsɪs
skepsis
ˈskɛpsɪs
stereopsis
ˌstɛrɪˈɒpsɪs
stypsis
ˈstɪpsɪs
synapsis
sɪˈnæpsɪs
synopsis
sɪˈnɒpsɪs
thlipsis
ˈθlɪpsɪs
tripsis
ˈtrɪpsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE XEROTRIPSIS

xeromorphic
xerophagy
xerophile
xerophilous
xerophily
xerophthalmia
xerophthalmic
xerophyte
xerophytic
xerophytically
xerophytism
xeroradiography
xerosere
xerosis
xerostoma
xerostomia
xerothermic
xerotic
xerotripses

WORDS THAT END LIKE XEROTRIPSIS

apoapsis
apsis
asynapsis
calliopsis
caryopsis
corylopsis
epanalepsis
meconopsis
monoblepsis
omphaloskepsis
parablepsis
parasynapsis
periapsis
prolepsis
syllepsis
thanatopsis
zoothapsis

Synonyms and antonyms of xerotripsis in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «xerotripsis» into 25 languages

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The translations of xerotripsis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «xerotripsis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

xerotripsis
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

xerotripsis
570 millions of speakers

English

xerotripsis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

xerotripsis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

احتكاك جاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

xerotripsis
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

xerotripsis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

xerotripsis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

xerotripsis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Xerotripsis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

xerotripsis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

xerotripsis
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

xerotripsis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Xerotripsis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xerotripsis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

xerotripsis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शस्त्रक्रिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

xerotripsis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

xerotripsis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

xerotripsis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

xerotripsis
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

xerotripsis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

xerotripsis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

xerotripsis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

xerotripsis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

xerotripsis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of xerotripsis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XEROTRIPSIS»

The term «xerotripsis» is used very little and occupies the 170.389 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about xerotripsis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XEROTRIPSIS»

Discover the use of xerotripsis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to xerotripsis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Medical Student; Or, Aids to the Study of Medicine: ...
Hence, XETENSI8 (§qpu.i/6:4,) Xerasia (§0;p0.0t0,) and Xerasmus (§1]pa.o'_u.o, ) dryness, as of the hair. Xerophthalmia (0q>6a1pt0t, 'inflammation of the eye;') ophthalmia, without discharge. Xerotribia, (§,§p0-rpt;3t0t) and Xerotripsis (-rptfio,  ...
Robley Dunglison, 1837
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Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : ...
XEROTRIPSIS, Friction, dry. XIPHISTERNUM, (xipho, and Mrmni,) Xiphoid. XIPHO, (from fr/*v, 'a sword,') in composition, the ensifnrm cartilage. XIPHODKS, Xiphoid. XIPHODYMUS, {xipho, and ivw, 'to mingle,') Thoracogastrodidymus.
Robley Dunglison, 1868
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The Grandiloquent Dictionary - Tenth Anniversary Edition
... particularly pertaining to plants xerophobia - A fear of dryness or dry places xerotripsis - Dry friction xertz - To gulp down quickly and greedily xibalba - In Mayan beliefs, an alternate world inhabited by the dead ximelolagnia - The desire to ...
Christopher Bird, 2010
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The Wordsworth Thesaurus: For Home, Office and Study
... disharmony, dispute, dissension, erosion, fretting, grating, hostility, ill-feeling, incompatibility, irritation, limation, opposition, quarreling, rasping, resentment, resistance, rivalry, rubbing, scraping, wearing away, wrangling, xerotripsis. friend n.
Wordsworth, William, 1993
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Bioscientific Terminology: Words from Latin and Greek Stems
... be brushed by sternites of visiting insects triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction xerotripsis — dry friction 20. ZYG-, "yoke" azygomelous — having unpaired appendages heterozygosis — descent from two different species, ...
Donald M. Ayers, 1972
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Pocket Medical Dictionary
A dry and thickened condition of the conjunctiva. Xerosis, ze-ro'-sis. Dryness. Xerostoma, ze-ro-stcf -mah. Dryness of the mouth. Xerotes, ze'-ro-tez. Dryness; dry habit of body. Xerotic, ze-rot'-ik. Marked by dryness. Xerotripsis, zer-o-trip'-sis.
B. Jain Publishers Staff, 1999
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Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of ...
... xerotherous, xerotripsis, xerotropic, xerotropism, Xerox TM xipho-, xiphi- (Gk., sword) Also see gladi- for other "sword" words. Qualifying words: xiphias, Xiphias gladi- us, xiphidion, xiphistermirn, xiphocostal, xi phodont, xiphodynia, xiphoid, ...
John G. Robertson, 1991
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Vox Medical Spanish Dictionary
... -ca adj. xerotic. xerotipiaf. xerotripsis. xerotociaf. xerotocia. xerotomografíaf. xerotomography. xifodídimo m. xiphodidymus. xifodimo m. xiphodidymus. xifodiniaf. xiphodynia. xifoidalgiaf. xiphoidalgia. xifoide adj. xiphoid. xifoides adj. xiphoid.
Vox, 2010
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
Exx: nototribe (Bot adj), touching the back; xerotripsis (cf xero-), dry friction; tribometer, lit 'friction-measurer'. -tl'id'la, man, main, -trich0us, -tricliy; trich(o)-, trichino-z all from the o/s trikh- of Gr thrix, hair; IE r, perh 'drig(h)-. Resp, -tricha, a SciL pl ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Suffixes and other word-final elements of English: a ...
... grind, pound' and -sis), used in medical terminology to denote, variously, 'a massaging, chafing, friction, wearing away' as specified by the combining root: anatripsis, biotripsis, xerotripsis. Related forms: -tribe, -tripsy, -triptic; -tripses ( plural).
Laurence Urdang, Alexander Humez, Howard G. Zettler, 1982

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «XEROTRIPSIS»

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... of armadillo), xerotripsis (dry friction), xiphophyllus (with sword-shaped leaves) or xyloidine (an explosive similar to gun cotton) tripping off the popular tongue? «Independent, Nov 06»

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