Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schizont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sch-izont
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell that divides by schizogony.

Etymology

From German Schizont, from the present participle of Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “divide”). By surface analysis, schiz- + -ont.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Schizont, σχίζω

Inflected Forms

schizonts (plural)

Derived Forms

macroschizont megaloschizont microschizont schizonticidal

Questions

What does schizont mean?: A cell that divides by schizogony.
Where does schizont come from?: It is traced to German.

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