Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoocytium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoocytium
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sheathe, or covering, often branched, of certain kinds of social infusoria. It is more commonly known today as the gelatinous matrix.

Archaic

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

zoocytia (plural) zoöcytium (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

zoodendrium

Questions

What does zoocytium mean?: The sheathe, or covering, often branched, of certain kinds of social infusoria. It is more commonly known today as the gelatinous matrix.

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