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ICHTHYOSIS
Definition of ICHTHYOSIS
noun
Any of a group of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin ichthyōsis, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐχθῠ́ωσις (ĭkhthŭ́ōsis), from ῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s) + -ωσῐς (-ōsĭs). By surface analysis, ichthyo- + -osis. First attested in 1815.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ICHTHYOSIS · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ICHTHYOSIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ICHTHYOSIS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CHHIIOSSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, H and S appear more than once.
Words that start ICHTHY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ICHTHYOSIS?
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