Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infusorium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fu-so-ri-um
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the many minute aquatic creatures, such as protozoa and unicellular algae, found in freshwater habitats.

Etymology

From New Latin īnfūsōrium, from Latin īnfundō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: īnfūsōrium, īnfundō

Inflected Forms

infusoria (plural)

Derived Forms

infusorial infusorian

Frequently Paired Words

diatom

Questions

What does infusorium mean?: Any of the many minute aquatic creatures, such as protozoa and unicellular algae, found in freshwater habitats.
Where does infusorium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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