Definitions for eclosion

eclosion e·clo·sion

Spelling: [ih-kloh-zhuh n]
IPA: /ɪˈkloʊ ʒən/

Eclosion is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 300 anagrams from letters in eclosion (ceilnoos).

Definitions for eclosion

noun

  1. the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
  2. the hatching of a larva from its egg.

Origin of eclosion

1885-90; French éclosion, equivalent to éclos (past participle of éclore to hatch Vulgar Latin *exclaudēre, for Latin exclūdēre to hatch, exclude) + -ion Examples for eclosion

The chrysalids under the sod, their eclosion time completed, were coming into their own—bringing perfection with them.

Word Value for eclosion
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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