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acremonium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
acre-mo-ni-um
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many fungi, of the genus Acremonium, many of which produce cephalosporin antibiotics

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

acremonia (plural)

Questions

What does acremonium mean?
Any of many fungi, of the genus Acremonium, many of which produce cephalosporin antibiotics
Where does acremonium come from?
From the genus name.

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