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kinetoplast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kine-to-plast
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).

noun

A kinetoplastid.

Etymology

From kineto- + -plast.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kinetoplasts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kinetoplastic multikinetoplast

Questions

What does kinetoplast mean?
A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
Where does kinetoplast come from?
From kineto- + -plast.

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