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perizonium

perizonium noun: a thin membrane surrounding the auxospore of a diatom.

Noun

perizonium (plural perizonia)

  1. A thin membrane surrounding the auxospore of a diatom.

Forms of perizonium

pluralperizonia

Origin of perizonium

From peri- (“around”) + Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle”) + -ium (“structure”).

Words formed from perizonium

Questions about perizonium

What does perizonium mean?
Perizonium means a thin membrane surrounding the auxospore of a diatom.
What part of speech is perizonium?
Perizonium is a noun.
What is the plural of perizonium?
The plural of perizonium is perizonia.

Words near perizonium in the dictionary

  1. perixosome
  2. Periyalvar
  3. perizoma
  4. perizonia
  5. perizonial
  6. perizonium
  7. Perizzite
  8. Perizzites
  9. periœci
  10. periœcus
  11. Perișani

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