slime mold

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slahym mohld]
- /slaɪm moʊld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slahym mohld]
- /slaɪm moʊld/

Definitions of slime mold words

noun slime mold any of various funguslike organisms belonging to the phylum Myxomycota, of the kingdom Protista (or the plant class Myxomycetes), characterized by a noncellular, multinucleate, creeping somatic phase and a propagative phase in which fruiting bodies are produced bearing spores that are covered by cell walls. 1
noun slime mold any of several similar organisms of the phylum Acrasiomycota (or class Acrasiomycetes), differing from the true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle. 1
noun slime mold myxomycete 0

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Origin of slime mold

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Slime mold

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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slime mold popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

slime mold usage trend in Literature

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