Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recombination

/ɹikˌɑmbɪnˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: re-com-bi-na-tion
IPA: /ɹikˌɑmbɪnˈeɪʃən/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Combination a second or subsequent time.

noun

The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents.

noun

The reverse of dissociation.

noun

The process by which the plasma of electrons and protons produced after the Big Bang condensed into hydrogen, or the epoch in which this process occurred.

name

The epoch of recombination of the Universe, where atomic matter formed from free particles, combining protons with electrons. One of the Ages of the Universe. The cosmic era when neutral hydrogen formed out of the cosmic soup of protons and electrons in plasma, that condensed out of the energy of the Big Bang. This era produces the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Middle English combinacioun English combination English recombination From re- + combination.

Inflected Forms

recombinations (plural)

Derived Forms

antirecombination hyperrecombination microrecombination photorecombination pseudorecombination RecBCD Recombination recombinational recon

Phrases

homologous recombination radiative recombination recombination energy

Frequently Paired Words

recombine reionization cosmic microwave background Big Bang Black Hole Age Black Hole Era Black Hole Epoch Cosmic Dark Ages

Synonyms

Age of Recombination Epoch of Recombination Era of Recombination Recombination Age Recombination Epoch Recombination Era

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce recombination?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹikˌɑmbɪnˈeɪʃən/.
What does recombination mean?: Combination a second or subsequent time.
Where does recombination come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Middle English combinacioun English combination English recombination From re- + combination.

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