Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chromid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chro-mid
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large bacterial replicon that contains core genes outside of the main chromosome.

noun

One of the Chromidae, a family of freshwater fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa.

Etymology

Blend of chromosome + plasmid.

Inflected Forms

chromids (plural)

Questions

What does chromid mean?: A large bacterial replicon that contains core genes outside of the main chromosome.
Where does chromid come from?: Blend of chromosome + plasmid.

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