autotomize

Questions about autotomize

What does autotomize mean?

autotomize means "cause a body part to undergo autotomy".

How many syllables are in autotomize?

autotomize has 4 syllables: au-to-to-mize. The stress falls on "to".

What is another word for autotomize?

Close synonyms include autotomise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is autotomize a common word?

autotomize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.