Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-embryo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: pre-em-bryo
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fertilized human egg, up to 14 days old, that can develop into an embryo; especially one to be implanted by IVF.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English embryo English pre-embryo From pre- + embryo.

Inflected Forms

pre-embryos (plural)

Questions

What does pre-embryo mean?: A fertilized human egg, up to 14 days old, that can develop into an embryo; especially one to be implanted by IVF.
Where does pre-embryo come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English embryo English pre-embryo From pre- + embryo.

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