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desmids

desmids is the plural of desmid.

Meaning of desmid

Noun

desmid (plural desmids)

  1. Any of about 5000 species of mostly unicellular freshwater green algae belonging to the order Desmidiales.
    • Desmids, which are exclusively freshwater algae, are so named because the first of these green microorganisms to be described were thought to be pairs of cells joined together, and the Greek word 'desmos' means a bond or chain.1981, Alan J. Brook, The Biology of Desmids, University of California Press, Botanical Monographs 16, page 1

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Desmids is the plural of desmid.

Words near desmids in the dictionary

  1. desmetryn
  2. desmic
  3. desmid
  4. desmidiaceous
  5. desmidian
  6. desmids
  7. desmin
  8. desmine
  9. desminopathies
  10. desminopathy
  11. desmins

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