Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clonally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: clon-al-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

By means of asexual reproduction.

adv

By means of cellular or molecular cloning; in a clonal way.

Example Sentences

"But cancer is not simply a clonal disease; it is a clonally evolving disease."

Etymology

Etymology tree English clone English -al English clonal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English clonally From clonal + -ly.

Derived Forms

hemiclonally intraclonally oligoclonally subclonally

Frequently Paired Words

monoclonally

Questions

What does clonally mean?: By means of asexual reproduction.
Where does clonally come from?: Etymology tree English clone English -al English clonal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English clonally From clonal + -ly.

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