Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seminiferous tubule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: sem-i-nif-er-ous -tubule
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many threadlike structures, located in the testes, that are the specialized areas of sperm production.

Inflected Forms

seminiferous tubules (plural)

Questions

What does seminiferous tubule mean?: Any of many threadlike structures, located in the testes, that are the specialized areas of sperm production.

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