Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lithopanspermia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lithopansper-mia
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transfer of life-bearing rocks, ejected from one planet, onto the surface of another.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This experimental evidence supports the possibility of interplanetary transport of lifeforms and makes the lithopanspermia hypothesis more realistic."

Etymology

From litho- + panspermia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: litho

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

lithopanspermic

Questions

What does lithopanspermia mean?: The transfer of life-bearing rocks, ejected from one planet, onto the surface of another.
Where does lithopanspermia come from?: From litho- + panspermia.

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