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femtoplankton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fem-to-plank-ton
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The plankton composed of cells smaller than 0.2 micrometers.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From femto- + plankton.

Usage

Inflected Forms

femtoplanktons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

megaplankton macroplankton (2-20 cm) mesoplankton (0.2-20mm) microplankton (20-200μm) nanoplankton (2-20μm) picoplankton (0.2-2μm)

Questions

What does femtoplankton mean?
The plankton composed of cells smaller than 0.2 micrometers.
Where does femtoplankton come from?
From femto- + plankton.

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