Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metagenomic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
metage-nom-ic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to metagenomics

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English genome Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English genomic English metagenomic From meta- + genomic.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does metagenomic mean?
Of or pertaining to metagenomics
Where does metagenomic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English genome Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English genomic English metagenomic From meta- + genomic.

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