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cytotaxonomy

cytotaxonomy noun: the classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially based on the number and structure of their chromosomes.

Noun

cytotaxonomy (uncountable)

  1. The classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially based on the number and structure of their chromosomes

Origin of cytotaxonomy

From cyto- + taxonomy.

Words that rhyme with cytotaxonomy

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Questions about cytotaxonomy

What does cytotaxonomy mean?
Cytotaxonomy means the classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially based on the number and structure of their chromosomes.
What part of speech is cytotaxonomy?
Cytotaxonomy is a noun.

Words near cytotaxonomy in the dictionary

  1. cytotaxonomic
  2. cytotaxonomical
  3. cytotaxonomically
  4. cytotaxonomist
  5. cytotaxonomists
  6. cytotaxonomy
  7. cytotech
  8. cytotechnician
  9. cytotechnicians
  10. cytotechnological
  11. cytotechnologies

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