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isokont

isokont adjective: having flagella of equal length.

Adjective

isokont (not comparable)

  1. Having flagella of equal length.
    Antonyms:
    heterokont

Noun

isokont (plural isokonts)

  1. Any of the green algae of the class Isokontae, now principally in class Chlorophyceae.

Antonyms of isokont

Forms of isokont

pluralisokonts

Origin of isokont

From iso- (“equal”) + -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”).

Questions about isokont

What does isokont mean?
Isokont means having flagella of equal length.
What part of speech is isokont?
Isokont can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near isokont in the dictionary

  1. isokinetically
  2. isokinetics
  3. isokite
  4. Isoko
  5. Isokoland
  6. isokont
  7. isokontan
  8. isokonts
  9. Isokos
  10. isokurarinone
  11. isokurtic

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