The word "anestric" is spelled with six letters, starting with the letter "a" and ending in "c". It is pronounced /əˈnɛstrɪk/, which means it starts with a schwa vowel sound (/ə/), followed by the stressed syllable /ˈnɛstrɪk/ with a short "e" sound (/ɛ/) and ending with the sound /k/. The word is an adjective and is used in medical terminology to describe a state of absence or lack of estrus (a recurrent, reproductive cycle in female mammals).