Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overgeneration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-gen-er-a-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The generation of too much or too many of something; overproduction.

Uncountable

noun

The act of overgenerating.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A previous study suggested that overgeneration of ROS, caused by mitochondria dysfunction or depletion of enzymatic antioxidant system, could inhibit steroidogenic enzymes activity in MGCs and CCs."

Etymology

From over- + generation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does overgeneration mean?: The generation of too much or too many of something; overproduction.
Where does overgeneration come from?: From over- + generation.

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