Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

azotosome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: azo-to-some
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theoretical nitrogen-based counterpart to liposome structures composed of acrylonitrile self-assembled membrane in a liquid methane bath

Example Sentences

"This procedure is necessary because of the azotosomes’ high barriers to decomposition."
"Furthermore, Stevenson et al. [51] recently suggested membranes composed of small organic nitrogen compounds, azotosomes that would be capable of forming and functioning in liquid methane at cryogenic temperatures."
"Confirmation of the presence of vinyl cyanide on Titan is especially interesting with respect to the possibility of cell membrane–like azotosomes."

Etymology

From azote (“nitrogen”) + -o- + -some (“body”), from French azote (“nitrogen”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”), a "nitrogen body", formed by analogy with liposome.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: azote
Root: azote, σῶμα
Suffix: -o-

Inflected Forms

azotosomes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

liposome

Questions

What does azotosome mean?: A theoretical nitrogen-based counterpart to liposome structures composed of acrylonitrile self-assembled membrane in a liquid methane bath
Where does azotosome come from?: It is traced to French.

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