单词 | desmid |
释义 | desmid[ dez-mid ] / ˈdɛz mɪd / nounany single-celled freshwater algae of the family Desmidiaceae, characterized by a division of the body into mirror-image halves joined by a bridge containing the nucleus, and having a spiny or bristly exterior: sometimes forming into colonies or branching filaments. Origin of desmid1860–65; <New Latin Desmidium a genus of the family <Greek desm(ós) a band, chain (compare deîn to fasten) + New Latin -idium-idium OTHER WORDS FROM desmiddes·mid·i·an, adjectiveWords nearby desmiddesktop, desktop publishing, desk work, D. ès L., desman, desmid, desmitis, desmo-, desmocranium, desmogenous, desmoid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desmid
British Dictionary definitions for desmiddesmid / (ˈdɛsmɪd) / nounany freshwater green alga of the mainly unicellular family Desmidioideae, typically constricted into two symmetrical halves Derived forms of desmiddesmidian, adjectiveWord Origin for desmidC19: from New Latin Desmidium (genus name), from Greek desmos bond, from dein to bind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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