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dimictic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dim-ic-tic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Having two thermal overturns per year.

noun

Exhibiting dimixis, in which mating is governed by two idiomorphs.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, di- + -mictic.

Frequently Paired Words

dimixis heteromictic monomictic homomictic diaphoromictic

Questions

What does dimictic mean?
Having two thermal overturns per year.
Where does dimictic come from?
From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, di- + -mictic.

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