Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karyolemma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kary-olem-ma
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nuclear membrane.

Example Sentences

"Photomicrographs revealed that the microvilli were shorter and sparser; the nuclear envelope invaginated and gaps in the karyolemma increased; and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) swelled significantly."

Etymology

From karyo- + lemma.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: karyo

Inflected Forms

karyolemmas (plural)

Questions

What does karyolemma mean?: A nuclear membrane.
Where does karyolemma come from?: From karyo- + lemma.

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