Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meromictic

/ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meromic-tic
IPA: /ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having layers of water that do not intermix.

Etymology

Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mero- + -mictic.

Derived Forms

meromixis

Phrases

meromictic lake

Frequently Paired Words

meromicticity monomictic dimictic amictic polymictic

Antonyms

holomictic

Questions

How do you pronounce meromictic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/.
What does meromictic mean?: Having layers of water that do not intermix.
Where does meromictic come from?: Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mero- + -mictic.

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