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hormogonium

hormogonium noun: a small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament.

Noun

hormogonium (plural hormogonia)

  1. A small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament.
    Synonyms:
    hormogone

Synonyms of hormogonium

Forms of hormogonium

pluralhormogonia

Origin of hormogonium

From Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ, “first movements”) + -gonium.

Questions about hormogonium

What does hormogonium mean?
Hormogonium means a small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament.
What part of speech is hormogonium?
Hormogonium is a noun.
What is the plural of hormogonium?
The plural of hormogonium is hormogonia.

Words near hormogonium in the dictionary

  1. hormic
  2. hormogone
  3. hormogones
  4. hormogonia
  5. hormogonial
  6. hormogonium
  7. hormonal
  8. hormonally
  9. hormone
  10. hormone replacement therapies
  11. hormone replacement therapy

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