Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diazotroph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-a-zotroph
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any microorganism that can fix molecular nitrogen (N₂).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- English -troph English diazotroph From di- (“two”) + azo- (“nitrogen”) + -troph.

Inflected Forms

diazotrophs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

diazotrophic diazotrophy

Questions

What does diazotroph mean?: Any microorganism that can fix molecular nitrogen (N₂).
Where does diazotroph come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- English -troph English diazotroph From di- (“two”) + azo- (“nitrogen”) + -troph.

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