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abjoint

US/ˈæbˌd͡ʒɔɪnt/

abjoint verb: to form by cutting off as a protrusion from a parent cell.

Verb

abjoint (third-person singular simple present abjoints, present participle abjointing, simple past and past participle abjointed)

  1. (transitive) To form by cutting off as a protrusion from a parent cell.
  2. (intransitive) To separate from the hypha of a fungus by the formation of a septum.

Forms of abjoint

third-person singular presentabjoints
present participleabjointing
past participleabjointed
pastabjointed

Origin of abjoint

From ab- (“away”) + joint (“join”).

Questions about abjoint

What does abjoint mean?
Abjoint means to form by cutting off as a protrusion from a parent cell.
What part of speech is abjoint?
Abjoint is a verb.
How do you pronounce abjoint?
Abjoint is pronounced /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɔɪnt/ (US).
What is the past tense of abjoint?
The past tense of abjoint is abjointed.

Words near abjoint in the dictionary

  1. abjectness
  2. abjectnesses
  3. abjects
  4. abjecture
  5. abjectures
  6. abjoint
  7. abjointed
  8. abjointing
  9. abjoints
  10. abjudge
  11. abjudged

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