Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semipersistent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semiper-sis-tent
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat persistent, but not permanent.

adj

Involving the virus entering the foregut of an insect.

Example Sentences

"semipersistent foliage"
"The virus particle formation is also important for vector transmission due to the high RNase activities in regurgitant of leaf-feeding beetles who can transmit sobemoviruses in a semipersistent manner."

Etymology

From semi- + persistent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Questions

What does semipersistent mean?: Somewhat persistent, but not permanent.
Where does semipersistent come from?: From semi- + persistent.

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