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plasmodium

/plazˈməʊdɪəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
plas-mod-i-um
IPA
/plazˈməʊdɪəm/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase.

Etymology

From German Plasmodium, from Latin plasma.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /plazˈməʊdɪəm/

Inflected Forms

plasmodia (plural) plasmodiums (plural)

Derived Forms

protoplasmodium pseudoplasmodium

Frequently Paired Words

macroplasmodium meroplasmodium microplasmodium

Synonyms

plasmodium vivax malaria parasite

Rhymes With

sodium podium rhodium

Questions

How do you pronounce plasmodium?
The recorded pronunciation is /plazˈməʊdɪəm/.
What does plasmodium mean?
A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase.
Where does plasmodium come from?
It is traced to German.

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