floccillation
Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying peoplePicking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.
Meaning
1 senses(rare, uncountable, usually)Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people.
Origin
From *floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation.From *floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation.
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Forms
plural: floccillations| Singular | floccillation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonymscarphologiacrocydismuscarphology
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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