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dermatophyte

/dɚˈmæt.oʊˌfaɪt/

dermatophyte noun: microsporum species.

Noun

dermatophyte (plural dermatophytes)

  1. Microsporum species
  2. Epidermophyton species
  3. Trichophyton species
  4. Arthroderma species

Forms of dermatophyte

pluraldermatophytes

Origin of dermatophyte

From dermato- (“skin”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from dermatophyte

Questions about dermatophyte

What does dermatophyte mean?
Dermatophyte means microsporum species.
What part of speech is dermatophyte?
Dermatophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce dermatophyte?
Dermatophyte is pronounced /dɚˈmæt.oʊˌfaɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of dermatophyte?
The plural of dermatophyte is dermatophytes.

Words near dermatophyte in the dictionary

  1. dermatopathy
  2. dermatophagia
  3. dermatophagic
  4. dermatophagy
  5. dermatophilosis
  6. dermatophyte
  7. dermatophytes
  8. dermatophytic
  9. dermatophytid
  10. dermatophytids
  11. dermatophytoses

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