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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mixis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mix-is
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

reproduction by the fusion of gametes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίξις (míxis, “mingling”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

amphimixis apomixis automixis

Phrases

-mictic

Frequently Paired Words

mictic endomixis cytomixis -mictic

Questions

What does mixis mean?
reproduction by the fusion of gametes
Where does mixis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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