alopecic

1. 1.

   pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers

Questions about alopecic

What does alopecic mean?

alopecic means "pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers".

How many syllables are in alopecic?

alopecic has 4 syllables and divides as a-lo-pe-cic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is alopecic a common word?

alopecic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.