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Definition: PHLEGMONOUS |
PHLEGMONOUSAdjective1. Having the nature or properties of phlegmon; as, phlegmonous pneumonia. |
Etymology: Phlegmonous \Phleg"mon*ous\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression phlegmoneux.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: PHLEGMONOUS |
| Specialty definitions using "PHLEGMONOUS": flegmon or phlegmon. (references) |
| "PHLEGMONOUS" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "PHLEGMONOUS" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 11 | 106,044 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "PHLEGMONOUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | phlegmonoes tendovaginit (phlegmonous tendovaginitis), phlegmonoes hidrosadenit (phlegmonous hidradenitis), phlegmonoes cystit (phlegmonous cystitis), phlegmonøs kolpit (phlegmonous exfoliative colpitis), phlegmonøs glossit (phlegmonous glossitis), phlegmonøs cholecystit (phlegmonous cholecystitis), phlegmonøs blepharit (blepharitis phlegmonosa, phlegmonous blepharitis), oesophagitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous oesophagitis), esofagusphlegmone (phlegmonous oesophagitis), erysipelas phlegmonosum (phlegmonous erysipelas), duodenalphlegmone (phlegmonous duodenitis), angina phlegmonosa (phlegmonous angina, quinsy suppurative tonsillitis), acne phlegmonosa (phlegmonous acne), acne confluens (phlegmonous acne), øsofagusphlegmone (phlegmonous oesophagitis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | peritonsillair abces (peritonsillar abscess, phlegmonous angina, quinsy suppurative tonsillitis), paraglossie (phlegmonous glossitis), oesophagitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous oesophagitis), hidradenitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous hidradenitis), glossitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous glossitis), flegmoneuze cholecystitis (phlegmonous cholecystitis), erysipelas phlegmonosum (phlegmonous erysipelas), blepharitis phlegmonosa (blepharitis phlegmonosa, phlegmonous blepharitis), angina phlegmonosa (phlegmonous angina, quinsy suppurative tonsillitis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | duodénite phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous duodenitis), érysipèle phlegmoneux (phlegmonous erysipelas), acné phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous acne), angine phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous angina), appendicite phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous appendicitis), blépharite phlegmoneuse (blepharitis phlegmonosa, phlegmonous blepharitis), épiglottite phlegmoneuse gravissime (hyperacute phlegmonous oedematigenous epiglottiditis), cystite phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous cystitis), vaginite phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous exfoliative colpitis), entérite phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous enteritis), esquinancie (phlegmonous angina), glossite phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous glossitis), hidrosadénite phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous hidradenitis), inflammation phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous inflammation), tendovaginite phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous tendovaginitis), cholécystite phlegmoneuse (phlegmonous cholecystitis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | phlegmonoese Cholezystitis (phlegmonous cholecystitis), phlegmonöse Kolpitis (phlegmonous exfoliative colpitis), phlegmonöse Entzündung (phlegmonous inflammation), Epiglottitis phlegmonosa oedematiens acutissima (hyperacute phlegmonous oedematigenous epiglottiditis), Akne phlegmonosa (phlegmonous acne), Angina phlegmonosa (phlegmonous angina, quinsy suppurative tonsillitis), Appendicitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous appendicitis), Ösophagusphlegmone (phlegmonous oesophagitis), Blepharitis phlegmonosa (blepharitis phlegmonosa, phlegmonous blepharitis), Cystitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous cystitis), Duodenalphlegmone (phlegmonous duodenitis), Duodenitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous duodenitis), Akne confluens (phlegmonous acne), Epiglottitis phlegmonosa acutissima (hyperacute phlegmonous oedematigenous epiglottiditis), Sehnenscheidenphlegmone (phlegmonous tendovaginitis), Erysipelas abscedens (phlegmonous erysipelas), Erysipelas phlegmonosum (phlegmonous erysipelas), exfoliative Kolpitis (phlegmonous exfoliative colpitis), Glossitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous glossitis), Hidradenitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous hidradenitis), Oesophagitis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous oesophagitis), Enteritis phlegmonosa (phlegmonous enteritis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | φλεγμονώδης κυνάγχη (phlegmonous angina, quinsy suppurative tonsillitis), φλεγμονώδης βλεφαρίτιδα (blepharitis phlegmonosa, phlegmonous blepharitis), φλεγμονώδης ακμή (phlegmonous acne), φλεγμονική γλωσσίτις (phlegmonous glossitis), φλεγμονική οισοφαγίτις (phlegmonous oesophagitis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | idrosadenite flemmonosa (phlegmonous hidradenitis), faringite apostematosa (phlegmonous angina, quinsy suppurative tonsillitis), esofagite flemmonosa (phlegmonous oesophagitis), erisipela flemmonosa (phlegmonous erysipelas), colecistite flemmonosa (phlegmonous cholecystitis), angina flemmonosa (phlegmonous angina, quinsy suppurative tonsillitis), acne flemmonosa (phlegmonous acne), acne ascessuale (phlegmonous acne). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | egmonousphlay tendovaginite flegmonosa (phlegmonous tendovaginitis), glossite fleimonosa (phlegmonous glossitis), esofagite fleimonosa (phlegmonous oesophagitis), erisipela fleimosa (phlegmonous erysipelas), colecistite flegmonosa (phlegmonous cholecystitis), cistite fleimonosa (phlegmonous cystitis), blefarite flegmonosa (blepharitis phlegmonosa, phlegmonous blepharitis), angina flegmonosa (phlegmonous angina, quinsy suppurative tonsillitis), acne flegmonosa (phlegmonous acne). (various references) hidrosadenitis flemonosa (phlegmonous hidradenitis), glositis flemonosa (phlegmonous glossitis), esofagitis flemonosa (phlegmonous oesophagitis), duodenitis flemonosa (phlegmonous duodenitis), colpitis flemonosa exfoliativa (phlegmonous exfoliative colpitis), blefaritis flemonosa (blepharitis phlegmonosa, phlegmonous blepharitis), angina flemonosa (phlegmonous angina, quinsy suppurative tonsillitis), acné confluente (phlegmonous acne). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "PHLEGMONOUS" (pronounced 'Phleg"mon*ous'): Abdominous, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous, Aculeous, Acuminous, Addititious, Adelphous, Adenophorous, Adenophyllous, Adenous, Adiaphorous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-h-l-m-n-o-o-p-s-u" | |
-2 letters: longhouse. | |
-3 letters: homespun, longsome, mungoose, sulphone. | |
-4 letters: enoughs, goloshe, gonophs, gumshoe, hognose, lounges, lumpens, mongoes, mongols, phenols, phenoms, phlegms, phloems, plenums, ploughs, plumose, plunges, pomelos, pumelos, pungles, shopmen, spumone, unhelms, unloose. | |
-5 letters: enough, ensoul, genoms, ghouls, glomus, glooms, glumes, gluons, gnomes, golems, golosh, gonoph, gospel, gunsel, holpen, housel, lemons, longes, loosen, loughs, lounge, loupen. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 48 4C 45 47 4D 4F 4E 4F 55 53 |
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