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mitome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mit-o-me
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “a thread”) + -ωμα (-ōma). According to the OED, the functional origin of -ome.

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Usage

Derived Forms

paramitome

Questions

What does mitome mean?
The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell.
Where does mitome come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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