Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micronucleus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cronu-cle-us
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small nucleus.

noun

The smaller of the nuclei of a ciliate protozoan (that contains genetic material).

Example Sentences

"These binucleated forms have one macronucleus functional and another sexual micronucleus which is not functional in the ordinary life processes of the species."

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English micronucleus From micro- + nucleus.

Inflected Forms

micronuclei (plural)

Derived Forms

micronuclear

Questions

What does micronucleus mean?: A small nucleus.
Where does micronucleus come from?: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English micronucleus From micro- + nucleus.

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