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xerotripsis

Meaning of "xerotripsis" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF XEROTRIPSIS

ˌzɪərəʊˈtrɪpsɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XEROTRIPSIS

noun
adjective
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 · asepsis · coreopsis · eclipsis · ecthlipsis · ellipsis · heliopsis · krypsis · paraleipsis · paralipsis · procrypsis · scepsis · sepsis · skepsis · stereopsis · stypsis · synapsis · synopsis · thlipsis · tripsis

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «xerotripsis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF XEROTRIPSIS

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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.
zh

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xerotripsis
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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xerotripsis
570 millions of speakers
en

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xerotripsis
510 millions of speakers
hi

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xerotripsis
380 millions of speakers
ar

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احتكاك جاف
280 millions of speakers
ru

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xerotripsis
278 millions of speakers
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xerotripsis
270 millions of speakers
bn

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xerotripsis
260 millions of speakers
fr

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xerotripsis
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Xerotripsis
190 millions of speakers
de

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xerotripsis
180 millions of speakers
ja

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xerotripsis
130 millions of speakers
ko

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xerotripsis
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Xerotripsis
85 millions of speakers
vi

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xerotripsis
80 millions of speakers
ta

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xerotripsis
75 millions of speakers
mr

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शस्त्रक्रिया
75 millions of speakers
tr

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xerotripsis
70 millions of speakers
it

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xerotripsis
65 millions of speakers
pl

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xerotripsis
50 millions of speakers
uk

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xerotripsis
40 millions of speakers
ro

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xerotripsis
30 millions of speakers
el

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xerotripsis
15 millions of speakers
af

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xerotripsis
14 millions of speakers
sv

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xerotripsis
10 millions of speakers
no

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xerotripsis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of xerotripsis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XEROTRIPSIS»

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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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