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oomycete

oomycete noun: any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds.

Noun

oomycete (plural oomycetes)

  1. Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds.
    • Chromistas are oomycetes whereas fungi includes chytridiomycetes, zygomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and mitosporic fungi.2001, Michael J Carlile, The Fungi, 2nd edition, publisher summary, page 11

Forms of oomycete

pluraloomycetes
alternative formoömycete

Origin of oomycete

From oo- + -mycete.

Words formed from oomycete

Questions about oomycete

What does oomycete mean?
Oomycete means any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds.
What part of speech is oomycete?
Oomycete is a noun.
What is the plural of oomycete?
The plural of oomycete is oomycetes.

Words near oomycete in the dictionary

  1. oomphless
  2. oomphs
  3. oomphy
  4. ooms
  5. oomska
  6. oomycete
  7. oomyceteous
  8. oomycetes
  9. oomyceticidal
  10. oomycetous
  11. oomycide

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