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miescher's tube

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-escher's -tube
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Sarcocystis parasite.

Obsolete

Etymology

The organism was first recognised in a mouse by Miescher in 1843, though his findings were not initially interpreted as involving a protist.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Miescher's tubes (plural)

Synonyms

Miescher's tubule

Questions

What does miescher's tube mean?
A Sarcocystis parasite.
Where does miescher's tube come from?
The organism was first recognised in a mouse by Miescher in 1843, though his findings were not initially interpreted as involving a protist.

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