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mendelize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mendelize
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be inherited according to Mendel's laws.

verb

Alternative form of mendelize.

Etymology

From Mendel + -ize, from Gregor Mendel, an Austro-Hungarian priest and scientist, who gained posthumous fame as the figurehead of the new science of genetics. Mendel showed that the inheritance of certain traits follows particular laws, which were later named after him.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mendelizes (present, singular) mendelizing (participle, present) mendelized (participle, past) mendelized (past)

Questions

What does mendelize mean?
To be inherited according to Mendel's laws.
Where does mendelize come from?
From Mendel + -ize, from Gregor Mendel, an Austro-Hungarian priest and scientist, who gained posthumous fame as the figurehead of the new science of genetics. Mendel showed that the inheritance of certain traits follows particular laws, which were later named after him.

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