Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microbody

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-body
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English microbody From micro- + body.

Inflected Forms

microbodies (plural)

Synonyms

peroxisome

Questions

What does microbody mean?: A cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.
Where does microbody come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English microbody From micro- + body.

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