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Words with world records

This week’s words
eunoia
scraunch
limnophilous
pharmacopoeia
oxygeusia

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PRONUNCIATION:

(lim-NOF-uh-luhs)

MEANING:

adjective: Fond of or living in inland bodies of water such as lakes, pools, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek limne (lake) + -philous (liking). Earliest documented use: 1855.

NOTES:

The word limnophilous is one of the few words in English that have four consecutive letters of the alphabet in a row. Some everyday words are understudy and overstuff.

USAGE:

“Limnophilous species can obtain CO₂ in acidic waters and/or from sediments and most lakes worldwide are CO₂ supersaturated.”
Donat-P Häder & Kunshan Gao (eds.); Aquatic Ecosystems in a Changing Climate; CRC Press; 2018.

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