Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gloea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gloea
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gluey mucoid substance secreted by some protozoans and other simple organisms.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: γλοία

Usage

Inflected Forms

gloeae (plural)

Questions

What does gloea mean?: A gluey mucoid substance secreted by some protozoans and other simple organisms.
Where does gloea come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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