Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mictoplasm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mic-to-plasm
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any phloem containing sieve cells.

Example Sentences

"In healthy sieve elements, gold particles were mainly found in the mictoplasm and in association with the membrane, whereas in the cell lumen they were significantly less abundant."

Etymology

From micto- + -plasm.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micto

Questions

What does mictoplasm mean?: Any phloem containing sieve cells.
Where does mictoplasm come from?: From micto- + -plasm.

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