Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

error catastrophe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: er-ror -catas-tro-phe
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The extinction of an organism (usually microorganisms) due to excessive RNA mutations.

Inflected Forms

error catastrophes (plural)

Questions

What does error catastrophe mean?: The extinction of an organism (usually microorganisms) due to excessive RNA mutations.

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