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tachyzoite

tachyzoite noun: the asexual stage of rapid growth in a number of microorganisms; for example, Toxoplasma.

Noun

tachyzoite (plural tachyzoites)

  1. The asexual stage of rapid growth in a number of microorganisms; for example, Toxoplasma.

Forms of tachyzoite

pluraltachyzoites

Origin of tachyzoite

From tachy- + -zoite.

Questions about tachyzoite

What does tachyzoite mean?
Tachyzoite means the asexual stage of rapid growth in a number of microorganisms; for example, Toxoplasma.
What part of speech is tachyzoite?
Tachyzoite is a noun.
What is the plural of tachyzoite?
The plural of tachyzoite is tachyzoites.

Words near tachyzoite in the dictionary

  1. tachysystoles
  2. tachysystolic
  3. tachytelic
  4. tachytely
  5. tachytrope
  6. tachyzoite
  7. tachyzoites
  8. Taché
  9. tacinvariant
  10. tacinvariants
  11. tacit

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