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monoderm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mon-o-derm
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of bacteria) Having a single membrane, especially a thick layer of peptidoglycan

noun

Any monoderm bacterium.

Etymology

From mono- + -derm.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

monoderms (plural)

Phrases

Gram-positive

Frequently Paired Words

monodermal monodermic diderm Posibacteria Gram-positive

Questions

What does monoderm mean?
(of bacteria) Having a single membrane, especially a thick layer of peptidoglycan
Where does monoderm come from?
From mono- + -derm.

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