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phycosphere

phycosphere noun: the region of mucus that surrounds a phytoplankton cell.

Noun

phycosphere (plural phycospheres)

  1. The region of mucus that surrounds a phytoplankton cell

Forms of phycosphere

pluralphycospheres

Origin of phycosphere

From phyco- + -sphere.

Questions about phycosphere

What does phycosphere mean?
Phycosphere means the region of mucus that surrounds a phytoplankton cell.
What part of speech is phycosphere?
Phycosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of phycosphere?
The plural of phycosphere is phycospheres.

Words near phycosphere in the dictionary

  1. phycophytic
  2. phycoplast
  3. phycoplasts
  4. phycosecid
  5. phycosecids
  6. phycosphere
  7. phycospheres
  8. phycotoxin
  9. phycotoxins
  10. phycourobilin
  11. phycourobilins

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