Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postembryonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
postem-bry-on-ic
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That follows the embryonic stage of development.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English embryonic English postembryonic From post- + embryonic.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does postembryonic mean?
That follows the embryonic stage of development.
Where does postembryonic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English embryonic English postembryonic From post- + embryonic.

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