Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nematosome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ne-mato-some
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A multicellular motile body found in the gastrovascular cavity of the sea anemone Nematostella

noun

A particular organelle found in certain neurons, consisting of threadlike structures.

Example Sentences

"A distinctive cytoplasmic inclusion consisting of a convoluted network of electron-opaque strands embedded in a less dense matrix was identified in the neurons, but not in the supporting cells, of rat sympathetic ganglia . This ball-like structure, designated "nematosome," measures - 0 .9 μ and lacks a limiting membrane."

Etymology

From nemato- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nemato
Suffix: some

Inflected Forms

nematosomes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nematosomal

Questions

What does nematosome mean?: A multicellular motile body found in the gastrovascular cavity of the sea anemone Nematostella
Where does nematosome come from?: From nemato- + -some.

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