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Where does “pseudomonal” come from?

pseudomonal (English) comes from English pseudomonad, from English monad, from Latin monas, from Ancient Greek μονάς, from Translingual Chlamydomonas, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

pseudomonal (English): Of, pertaining to, or produced by a pseudomonad...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by a pseudomonad...

Ancestry of “pseudomonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudomonadAny of many bacteria of the family...
2EnglishmonadAn ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point;...
3Latinmonasthe number one; unity
4Ancient Greekμονάςalone, solitary, isolated; special feminine form...
5TranslingualChlamydomonas—
6Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
7Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
8Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

Words derived from “pseudomonal”

  • antipseudomonal
  • nonantipseudomonal
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