Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ciliatology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cil-ia-tol-o-gy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of ciliates (protozoa of the phylum Ciliophora).

Uncountable

Etymology

From ciliate + -ology.

Usage

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Questions

What does ciliatology mean?
The scientific study of ciliates (protozoa of the phylum Ciliophora).
Where does ciliatology come from?
From ciliate + -ology.

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