Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pronucleus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pronu-cle-us
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English pronucleus From pro- + nucleus.

Inflected Forms

pronuclei (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pronuclear

Questions

What does pronucleus mean?: Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization
Where does pronucleus come from?: Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English pronucleus From pro- + nucleus.

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