Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syntrophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
syn-tro-phy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From syn- + -trophy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

syntrophies (plural)

Derived Forms

syntrophic

Questions

What does syntrophy mean?
The relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other
Where does syntrophy come from?
From syn- + -trophy.

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