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axoneme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
ax-oneme
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

axonemes (plural)

Derived Forms

axonemal polyaxoneme

Questions

What does axoneme mean?
A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile
Where does axoneme come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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