Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesohyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meso-hyl
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gelatinous matrix within a sponge, filling the space between the external pinacoderm and the internal choanoderm.

Etymology

From meso- (“middle”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, timber, matter”) (whence English hyle).

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Questions

What does mesohyl mean?
The gelatinous matrix within a sponge, filling the space between the external pinacoderm and the internal choanoderm.
Where does mesohyl come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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