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sporogony

spo·rog·o·ny
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spuh-rog-uh-nee]
    • /spəˈrɒg ə ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spuh-rog-uh-nee]
    • /spəˈrɒg ə ni/

Definitions of sporogony word

  • noun sporogony (in certain sporozoans) the multiple fission of an encysted zygote or oocyte, resulting in the formation of sporozoites. 1
  • noun sporogony the process in sporozoans by which sporozoites are formed from an encysted zygote by multiple fission 0
  • noun sporogony the process by which a large number of sporozoites are produced by cell divisions from a single zygote 0

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Origin of sporogony

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; sporo- + -gony

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Parts of speech for Sporogony

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sporogony popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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