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ephelcystic

ephelcystic adjective: being or relating to the movable nu.

Adjective

ephelcystic (not comparable)

  1. Being or relating to the movable nu.

Origin of ephelcystic

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐφελκυστικός (ephelkustikós), from its use in νῦ ἐφελκυστικόν (nû ephelkustikón, “movable nu”, literally “dragged-in nu”).

Words formed from ephelcystic

Phrases with ephelcystic

Questions about ephelcystic

What does ephelcystic mean?
Ephelcystic means being or relating to the movable nu.
What part of speech is ephelcystic?
Ephelcystic is an adjective.

Words near ephelcystic in the dictionary

  1. ephedrins
  2. ephedroid
  3. ephedroids
  4. ephedron
  5. ephedrone
  6. ephelcystic
  7. ephelcystic nu
  8. ephelcystic nus
  9. ephelides
  10. ephelis
  11. ephemera

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