Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blastomere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: blas-tomere
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.

Etymology

Etymology tree English blasto- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)der. English -mere English blastomere From blasto- + -mere.

Inflected Forms

blastomeres (plural)

Derived Forms

blastomeric

Questions

What does blastomere mean?: Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.
Where does blastomere come from?: Etymology tree English blasto- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)der. English -mere English blastomere From blasto- + -mere.

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