Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extraorganismal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-traor-gan-is-mal
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That exists outside of an organism

Example Sentences

"In fact eDNA, as commonly referred to in the literature, is a continuum from DNA contained in whole living organisms to extraorganismal DNA in tissue remains or free, extramembranous DNA in the environment [28 ]."

Etymology

From extra- + organismal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extra

Questions

What does extraorganismal mean?: That exists outside of an organism
Where does extraorganismal come from?: From extra- + organismal.

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