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xerophobia

xerophobia noun: a fear of dryness.

Noun

xerophobia (uncountable)

  1. A fear of dryness.

Origin of xerophobia

From xero- + -phobia.

Words that rhyme with xerophobia

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Questions about xerophobia

What does xerophobia mean?
Xerophobia means a fear of dryness.
What part of speech is xerophobia?
Xerophobia is a noun.

Words near xerophobia in the dictionary

  1. xerophilous
  2. xerophils
  3. xerophily
  4. xerophobe
  5. xerophobes
  6. xerophobia
  7. xerophobic
  8. xerophobous
  9. xerophthalmia
  10. xerophthalmias
  11. xerophthalmic

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