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pseudomonad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-domon-ad
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, some of which are pathogenic

noun

A weak generalization of a monad on a Gray-category or 2-category (or more generally a weak 2-category) 𝒞 consists of a 2-functor (in particular, if it is a functor on a weak 2-category, it is a pseudo-functor) T:𝒞→𝒞 equipped with pseudonatural transformations μ:T²→T and η:Id→T which satisfy the monad laws up to coherent invertible modifications.

Etymology

From pseudo- + monad; a trivialized form of the scientific name Pseudomonas.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pseudomonads (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudomonal

Frequently Paired Words

pseud

Questions

What does pseudomonad mean?
Any of many bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, some of which are pathogenic
Where does pseudomonad come from?
From pseudo- + monad; a trivialized form of the scientific name Pseudomonas.

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