Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archaeon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
ar-chaeon
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea

Example Sentences

Etymology

Scientific Latin, corresponding to a singular form of Archaea.

Inflected Forms

archaeons (plural) archaea (plural)

Derived Forms

archaeal archaeosortase lokiarchaeon methanoarchaeon

Frequently Paired Words

extremophile

Synonyms

archaebacterium

Questions

What does archaeon mean?
A prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea
Where does archaeon come from?
Scientific Latin, corresponding to a singular form of Archaea.

How to pronounce archaeon

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