Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lee-boot effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: lee--boot -ef-fect
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenomenon concerning the suppression or prolongation of estrous cycles of mature female mice (and other rodents), when females are housed in groups and isolated from males.

Etymology

Described in a 1956 paper by S. van der Lee and L. M. Boot.

Inflected Forms

Lee-Boot effects (plural)

Questions

What does lee-boot effect mean?: A phenomenon concerning the suppression or prolongation of estrous cycles of mature female mice (and other rodents), when females are housed in groups and isolated from males.
Where does lee-boot effect come from?: Described in a 1956 paper by S. van der Lee and L. M. Boot.

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