Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myxobacterial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
myxobac-te-ri-al
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the myxobacteria

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă) English myxo- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -al English bacterial English myxobacterial From myxo- + bacterial.

Questions

What does myxobacterial mean?
Relating to the myxobacteria
Where does myxobacterial come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă) English myxo- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -al English bacterial English myxobacterial From myxo- + bacterial.

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