Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presymbiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
presym-bio-sis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The stage in the development of an organism during which the necessary biochemical changes are made to allow a move from asymbiosis to symbiosis

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English symbiosis English presymbiosis From pre- + symbiosis.

Usage

Questions

What does presymbiosis mean?
The stage in the development of an organism during which the necessary biochemical changes are made to allow a move from asymbiosis to symbiosis
Where does presymbiosis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English symbiosis English presymbiosis From pre- + symbiosis.

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