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Is chorion a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chorion is a Scrabble US word. The word chorion is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

C3H4O1R1I1O1N1

Is chorion a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chorion is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

C3H4O1R1I1O1N1

Is chorion a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chorion is a Words With Friends word. The word chorion is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3O1R1I1O1N2

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7-letter words (1 found)

CHORION,

6-letter words (1 found)

COHORN,

5-letter words (11 found)

CHINO,CHIRO,CHOIR,CHOON,CORNI,CORNO,CROON,HONOR,ICHOR,ORCIN,RHINO,

4-letter words (24 found)

CHIN,CHON,CION,COHO,COIN,COIR,CONI,COON,CORN,CRON,HOON,HOOR,HORI,HORN,ICON,INCH,INRO,IRON,NOIR,NORI,RICH,ROCH,ROIN,ROON,

3-letter words (26 found)

CHI,CON,COO,COR,HIC,HIN,HOC,HOI,HON,HOO,ICH,ION,NOH,NOO,NOR,OCH,OHO,ONO,OOH,OON,OOR,ORC,RHO,RIN,ROC,ROO,

2-letter words (11 found)

CH,HI,HO,IN,IO,NO,OH,OI,ON,OO,OR,

You can make 74 words from chorion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chorion

chorion

Etymology

From Late Latin chorion, from Ancient Greek χόριον (khórion, “membrane surrounding the fetus, afterbirth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹiɑn/

Noun

chorion (plural chorions or choria)

  1. (anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
    • 2002, Rovert E. A. Stewart, Barbara E. Stewart, Female Reproductive Systems, entry in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, page 425,
      The allantois fuses with the chorion, forming a small round area, the allentochorion. This region becomes the placenta (Fig. 3).
  2. (biology, entomology) The outer case of an insect egg.
    • 2008, John L. Capinera, Eggs of Insects, entry in John L. Capinera (editor), Encyclopedia of Entomology, page 1290,
      In addition to facilitating gas exchange and water conservation, the chorion must, in some cases, allow uptake of water or liquid nutrients from the environment.
  3. (botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.

Coordinate terms

(animalian):

  • amnion, amnio-
  • placenta, placento-

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin chorion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁjɔ̃/

Noun

chorion m (plural chorions)

  1. (anatomy) chorion (all senses)

Derived terms

  • chorionique

Further reading

  • “chorion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org