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ultrastructure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
ul-tra-struc-ture
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ultra- + structure.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ultrastructures (plural) ultra-structure (alternative)

Derived Forms

ultrastructural ultrastructurally ultrastructured

Frequently Paired Words

superstructure hyperstructure substructure infrastructure ultramorphology

Synonyms

nanostructure

Questions

What does ultrastructure mean?
The fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy
Where does ultrastructure come from?
From ultra- + structure.

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