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virome

/ˈvaɪ.ɹoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vi-rome
IPA
/ˈvaɪ.ɹoʊm/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The genomes of all the viruses that inhabit a particular organism or environment.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of virus + genome or from viro- + -ome.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvaɪ.ɹoʊm/
  • British English: /ˈvaɪ.ɹəʊm/

Inflected Forms

viromes (plural)

Derived Forms

metavirome provirome

Phrases

cellular virome

Frequently Paired Words

viromic viromics metagenomics viriome

Questions

How do you pronounce virome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪ.ɹoʊm/.
What does virome mean?
The genomes of all the viruses that inhabit a particular organism or environment.
Where does virome come from?
Blend of virus + genome or from viro- + -ome.

How to pronounce virome

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