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nemathecium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ne-math-e-ci-um
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of fructification on certain red algae, consisting of an external mass of filaments that separate into tetraspores.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, “thread”) (compare nemato-) + θήκη (thḗkē, “sheath”) + -ium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nemathecia (plural)

Questions

What does nemathecium mean?
A kind of fructification on certain red algae, consisting of an external mass of filaments that separate into tetraspores.
Where does nemathecium come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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