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hypotheca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pothe-ca
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English theca English hypotheca From hypo- + theca.

Inflected Forms

hypothecae (plural)

Derived Forms

hypothecal

Frequently Paired Words

hypothec epitheca

Questions

What does hypotheca mean?
The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate
Where does hypotheca come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English theca English hypotheca From hypo- + theca.

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