Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serogroup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: serogroup
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of microorganisms only differing from others by their composition in terms of antigens

verb

To identify and characterize such groups

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum English sero- Italian gruppobor. French groupebor. Italian gruppobor. English group English serogroup From sero- + group.

Inflected Forms

serogroups (plural) serogroups (present, singular) serogrouping (participle, present) serogrouped (participle, past) serogrouped (past)

Questions

What does serogroup mean?: A group of microorganisms only differing from others by their composition in terms of antigens
Where does serogroup come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum English sero- Italian gruppobor. French groupebor. Italian gruppobor. English group English serogroup From sero- + group.

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