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heterokaryosis

het·er·o·kar·y·o·sis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-er-uh-kar-ee-oh-sis]
    • /ˌhɛt ər əˌkær iˈoʊ sɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-er-uh-kar-ee-oh-sis]
    • /ˌhɛt ər əˌkær iˈoʊ sɪs/

Definitions of heterokaryosis word

  • noun heterokaryosis condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei. 1
  • noun heterokaryosis the condition of having two genetically different nuclei in a cytoplasm of a fungus 0

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Origin of heterokaryosis

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; hetero- + karyo- + -sis

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Parts of speech for Heterokaryosis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heterokaryosis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heterokaryosis usage trend in Literature

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