Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monospecific

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: monospe-cif-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

containing only one known species.

adj

with affinity for the same antigen.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English specific English monospecific From mono- + specific.

Inflected Forms

more monospecific (comparative) most monospecific (superlative)

Derived Forms

monospecificity

Questions

What does monospecific mean?: containing only one known species.
Where does monospecific come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English specific English monospecific From mono- + specific.

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