Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spireme

/ˈspaɪɹiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spireme
IPA: /ˈspaɪɹiːm/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.)

Dated

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπείραμα (speírama, “convolution”), ultimately from σπεῖρα (speîra). Probably influenced by -eme.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σπείραμα

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

spiremes (plural)

Synonyms

skein

Questions

How do you pronounce spireme?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspaɪɹiːm/.
What does spireme mean?: The tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.)
Where does spireme come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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