How do you pronounce zoogloea?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzoʊ.əˈɡli.ə/.

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zoogloea

/ˌzoʊ.əˈɡli.ə/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía) English zoogloea From zoo- + Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía).

zoogloeas (plural) zoogloeae (plural) zoöglœa (alternative) zooglea (alternative)

zoogloeal zoogloeic zoogloeoid

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How do you pronounce zoogloea?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzoʊ.əˈɡli.ə/.
What does zoogloea mean?: A colony or mass of bacteria embedded in a viscous gelatinous substance, characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution.
Where does zoogloea come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía) English zoogloea From zoo- + Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía).

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