Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embryogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: em-bryo-ge-n-e-sis
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which an embryo is formed and develops.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English embryo Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English embryogenesis From embryo + -genesis.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

embryogeneses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

embryogenetic embryogenic embryology zygogenesis fetogenesis

Questions

What does embryogenesis mean?: The process by which an embryo is formed and develops.
Where does embryogenesis come from?: Etymology tree English embryo Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English embryogenesis From embryo + -genesis.

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