Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somitogenesis

/soʊmaɪdəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: somi-to-ge-n-e-sis
IPA: /soʊmaɪdəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The production of somites

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English somite Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English somitogenesis From somite + -o- + -genesis.

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce somitogenesis?: The recorded pronunciation is /soʊmaɪdəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/.
What does somitogenesis mean?: The production of somites
Where does somitogenesis come from?: Etymology tree English somite Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English somitogenesis From somite + -o- + -genesis.

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