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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wild type

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
wild -type
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature.

noun

The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature.

Inflected Forms

wild types (plural) wild-type (alternative) wildtype (alternative)

Phrases

in the wild garden variety

Frequently Paired Words

in the wild garden variety

Questions

What does wild type mean?
The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature.

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