Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centisome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-ti-some
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One hundredth part of the length of a chromosome

Etymology

From centi- (“hundredth”) + -some (“(noun combining form) chromosome”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: centi
Suffix: some

Inflected Forms

centisomes (plural)

Questions

What does centisome mean?: One hundredth part of the length of a chromosome
Where does centisome come from?: From centi- (“hundredth”) + -some (“(noun combining form) chromosome”).

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