myrrhic

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈmɜːɹik/
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/ˈmɜːɹik/ · /ˈmɜɹik/

Definition of myrrhic

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, related to, or derived from myrrh.
    “Corpses, treatment of.—A solution of myrrhic resin is obtained by treating powdered myrrh […]”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, related to, or derived from myrrh.
    “Corpses, treatment of.—A solution of myrrhic resin is obtained by treating powdered myrrh […]”
  2. (not-comparable, poetic)Having a pleasant fragrance; aromatic.
    “All the fragrances of dew, O angel, are there, / The myrrhic rapture of young hair, […]”
    “Above us the avern brooded like a gonfalon; from it there drifted a myrrhic perfume.”
    “It reverberates with layer on layer of flavour and aroma, from springtime zephyr at the top of the register to a myrrhic basso profundo.”

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Etymology

From myrrh + -ic.

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