Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plastoglobule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plas-toglob-ule
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.

Etymology

Etymology tree English plasto- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule English plastoglobule From plasto- + globule.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does plastoglobule mean?
A globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.
Where does plastoglobule come from?
Etymology tree English plasto- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule English plastoglobule From plasto- + globule.

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