Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glomerul-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glomerul-
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Alternative form of glomerulo- (“ball-shaped mass”).

Etymology

From glomerulus, from New Latin glomerulus, from glomus (“ball-shaped mass”) (stem glomer-) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).

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Questions

What does glomerul- mean?
Alternative form of glomerulo- (“ball-shaped mass”).
Where does glomerul- come from?
From glomerulus, from New Latin glomerulus, from glomus (“ball-shaped mass”) (stem glomer-) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).

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