Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gastrulate

/ɡˈæstɹəlˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gas-tru-late
IPA: /ɡˈæstɹəlˌeɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To form into a gastrula

Etymology

Etymology tree English gastrula Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English gastrulate From gastrula + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

gastrulates (present, singular) gastrulating (participle, present) gastrulated (participle, past) gastrulated (past)

Derived Forms

exogastrulate gastrulation

Questions

How do you pronounce gastrulate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈæstɹəlˌeɪt/.
What does gastrulate mean?: To form into a gastrula
Where does gastrulate come from?: Etymology tree English gastrula Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English gastrulate From gastrula + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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