brachytypous

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adjective

Of a short form.

“brachytypous lead/brachytypous manganese”

Scrabble 27

Meanings

adjectivebrachytypous (comparative more brachytypous, superlative most brachytypous)

comparative more brachytypous · superlative most brachytypous

  1. obsoletechemistryOf a short form.

    brachytypous lead/brachytypous manganese

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτύπος“sort, type”
  2. Englishbrachytypous

brachy- + Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “sort, type”)

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brachytypous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachytypous

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Chicago

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