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greaseproof.

Resistant to grease.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Resistant to grease.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin crassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English proof English -proof English greaseproof From grease + -proof.

verb

  1. To make resistant to grease.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin crassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English proof English -proof English greaseproof From grease + -proof.

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