Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vitellarium

/ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛ.ɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vi-tel-lar-i-um
IPA: /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛ.ɹi.əm/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.

Example Sentences

"In the hymenolepid cestode Fimbriaria fasciolaris, the vitellaria and uterus are continuous throughout the strobila."
"Germarium and vitellarium are distinct and the latter contains one or two small, immature basal oocytes."
"The abundance of these proteins in the independent ovary section dataset were assessed using linear mixed models to compare abundance in ovary sections (four levels: germarium, early vitellariums, late vitellarium, and germarium)."

Etymology

Derived from New Latin, from vitellus (“yolk”) + -ārium (prefix: place associated with). By surface analysis, vitell- + -arium. See also English vitellus.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛ.ɹi.əm/
British English: /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

vitellariums (plural) vitellaria (plural)

Phrases

vitellarial vitellarium vitellarian

Frequently Paired Words

vitellarial vitellarium vitellarian vitellocyte

Rhymes With

herbarium fusarium samarium imaginarium vivarium columbarium armamentarium oceanarium seaquarium itinerarium leprosarium insectarium

Questions

How do you pronounce vitellarium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛ.ɹi.əm/.
What does vitellarium mean?: A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
Where does vitellarium come from?: Derived from New Latin, from vitellus (“yolk”) + -ārium (prefix: place associated with). By surface analysis, vitell- + -arium. See also English vitellus.

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