Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actinosiphonate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acti-nosiphonate
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having vertical lamellae on the siphuncle, hypothesized to be either outgrowths of the connecting ring, or the result of gerontic secretions.

Example Sentences

"Cyrtochoanitic orthoceracones or slightly curved cyrtoceracones in which the septal necks are longer than the brims, and in which the connecting ring does not attain the adoral septum. Deposits within the siphuncle, if present, limited to a continuous lamellose lining, exhibiting neither actinosiphonate nor annulosiphonate structure."

Etymology

From actino- + siphonate.

Questions

What does actinosiphonate mean?: Having vertical lamellae on the siphuncle, hypothesized to be either outgrowths of the connecting ring, or the result of gerontic secretions.
Where does actinosiphonate come from?: From actino- + siphonate.

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