Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megabase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: megabase
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded)

noun

A very large player-built structure where the player lives.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English base English megabase From mega- + base.

Inflected Forms

megabases (plural) mega base (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

kilobase submegabase

Synonyms

Mb Mbp megabase pair

Questions

What does megabase mean?: A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded)
Where does megabase come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English base English megabase From mega- + base.

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