Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mycobacterium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: my-cobac-teri-um
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English myco- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English mycobacterium From myco- + bacterium.

Inflected Forms

mycobacteria (plural)

Derived Forms

mycobacteriosis mycobactin

Frequently Paired Words

mycobacterial

Synonyms

mycobacteria

Rhymes With

miriam bacterium delirium imperium deuterium magisterium cerium criterium corynebacterium cyanobacterium puerperium psalterium

Questions

What does mycobacterium mean?: Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.
Where does mycobacterium come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English myco- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English mycobacterium From myco- + bacterium.

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