Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quorum sensing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: quo-rum sens-ing
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposed method of communication between bacterial cells by the release and sensing of small diffusible signal molecules.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"An early case of quorum sensing to be uncovered involves—appropriately for this book—the sea and a cephalopod."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does quorum sensing mean?: A proposed method of communication between bacterial cells by the release and sensing of small diffusible signal molecules.

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