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aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic

/ˌaɪːkwiːoʊsəˌlɪnoʊˌkælkəˌlɪnoʊsəˌreɪʃioʊəˌluːmɪˌnoʊsoʊˌkjuprioʊˌvɪtriˈɑːlɪk/

aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic adjective: containing balanced proportions of saline, calcareous, ceraceous, aluminous, copper-bearing, and vitriolic constituents, especially descriptive of certain mineral waters.

Adjective

aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic (not comparable)

  1. (nonce-word, rare) Containing balanced proportions of saline, calcareous, ceraceous, aluminous, copper-bearing, and vitriolic constituents, especially descriptive of certain mineral waters.
    • Aequeo­salino­calcalino­ceraceo­aluminoso­cupreo­vitriolic, at 52 letters, describing the spa waters at Bath, England, is attributed to Dr. Edward Strother (1675–1737).

Origin of aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic

From Latin aequus (“equal, balanced”) + salina (“pertaining to salt”) + calcalino (“pertaining to calcium or lime”) + English ceraceous + alumino- + Latin cupreo (“pertaining to copper”) + English vitriolic. Coined in the 18th century by Edward Strother to describe the mineral-rich spa waters of Bath, England.

Questions about aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic

What does aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic mean?
Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic means containing balanced proportions of saline, calcareous, ceraceous, aluminous, copper-bearing, and vitriolic constituents, especially descriptive of certain mineral waters.
What part of speech is aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic?
Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic?
Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic is pronounced /ˌaɪːkwiːoʊsəˌlɪnoʊˌkælkəˌlɪnoʊsəˌreɪʃioʊəˌluːmɪˌnoʊsoʊˌkjuprioʊˌvɪtriˈɑːlɪk/.

Words near aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic in the dictionary

  1. aepyornithid
  2. aepyornithids
  3. aequalis
  4. aequator
  5. aequators
  6. aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic
  7. Aequi
  8. Aequian
  9. Aequians
  10. aequihymeniiferous
  11. aequoreal

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