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pseudopilus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-dopilus
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure, in gram-negative bacteria, that expels exoproteins from the cell

Etymology

From pseudo- + pilus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pseudopili (plural)

Questions

What does pseudopilus mean?
A structure, in gram-negative bacteria, that expels exoproteins from the cell
Where does pseudopilus come from?
From pseudo- + pilus.

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