desmids

Meaning of desmids

plural noun

a single-celled freshwater alga which appears to be composed of two rigid cells with a shared nucleus. The presence of desmids is usually an indicator of unpolluted water.

mid 19th century: from modern Latin Desmidium (genus name), from Greek desmos ‘band, chain’ (because the algae are often found united in chains or masses).

Information about desmids

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of desmids is: desmid.
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Hyphenation of desmids

desmids

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • desmids is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Words that rhyme with desmids

mids, acetamids, agamids, amids, aramids, bipyramids, cyanamids, pyramids, Fatimids, imids, Clomids, bromids, chironomids, trypanosomids, cosmids, phasmids, plasmids

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