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trophont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
trophont
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.

Etymology

Analysable as tropho- + -ont.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

trophonts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

protomont protomite tomite tomont theront

Synonyms

protozoite trophic cell trophozoite vegetative cell

Questions

What does trophont mean?
The adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.
Where does trophont come from?
Analysable as tropho- + -ont.

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