Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudolysogeny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-dolysoge-ny
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An interaction between a phage and a host cell in which the nucleic acid of the phage remains dormant.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In pseudolysogeny, the host cell can mutate to an adhesion-impaired or deficient state (depicted by a wavy cell surface), whereby collisions result in a low success rate of infection."

Etymology

From pseudo- + lysogeny.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

pseudolysogen pseudolysogenic

Questions

What does pseudolysogeny mean?: An interaction between a phage and a host cell in which the nucleic acid of the phage remains dormant.
Where does pseudolysogeny come from?: From pseudo- + lysogeny.

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