abscission
Definitions
Noun
- Shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
- The act of cutting something off
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "abscission".
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "abscission".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "abscission".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | session | 2 | 80 |
| 2 | mission | 2 | 78 |
| 3 | admission | 3 | 33 |
| 4 | passion | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | transmission | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | obsession | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | fission | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | secession | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | rescission | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | rescissions | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | sisson | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bisson | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | recission | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | ascension | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | accession | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | soisson | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | scissor | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | caisson | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | buisson | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | brisson | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | absecon | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "abscission".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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