Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amensalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amen-sal-ism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Trophic group amensalism in the form of the broadened mobile vs. sessile distinction also plays an important part in the Woodin (1976) general model of how adult-larval interactions structure soft-sediment communities at high density."

Etymology

Etymology tree English amensal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English amensalism From amensal + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

amensal amensalistic

Questions

What does amensalism mean?: A form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected.
Where does amensalism come from?: Etymology tree English amensal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English amensalism From amensal + -ism.

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