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scarificator

scar·i·fi·ca·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skar-uh-fi-key-ter]
    • /ˈskær ə fɪˌkeɪ tər/
    • /skarˈɪfɪkˌeɪtə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skar-uh-fi-key-ter]
    • /ˈskær ə fɪˌkeɪ tər/

Definitions of scarificator word

  • noun scarificator a person who scarifies. 1
  • noun scarificator a surgical instrument for scarifying. 1
  • noun scarificator a surgical instrument for use in superficial puncturing of the skin or other tissue 0
  • noun scarificator a surgical instrument for scarifying the skin 0
See all 4 definitions of scarificator

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Origin of scarificator

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < New Latin (coined by Ambroise Paré); see scarify, -ator

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Parts of speech for Scarificator

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Scarificator

scarificator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

scarificator usage trend in Literature

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