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Definition: Nematode |
NematodeNoun1. Unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Food & Agriculture | Animal commonly called threadworm: they are distinguished by the cylindrical body. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Any worm of the class of Nematoda. Nematodes are among the most abundant animals, occurring as parasites in animals and plants or as free-living forms in soil, fresh water, and marine environments. They have a bilaterally symmetrical elongated body. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Synonyms: NematodeSynonyms: nematode worm (n), roundworm (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Nematode |
| English words defined with "nematode": nematode worm ♦ Strongyloid ♦ The gapes, trichina, Trichinella spiralis ♦ Vinegar eel ♦ Whipworm. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "nematode": Ancylostoma, Ancylostomatoidea, Antinematodal Agents, Ascaridoidea, Ascaris suum ♦ Brugia malayi, Brugia pahangi ♦ Caenorhabditis elegans ♦ Dipetalonema ♦ Haemonchus ♦ Larva Migrans, Loiasis ♦ Nematode Infections, Nematospiroides dubius, Nippostrongylus ♦ pest-control worker, Photorhabdus, PLANT PATHOLOGIST ♦ Rhabdiasoidea ♦ Strongyloides ratti, Strongyloides stercoralis ♦ Toxascaris, Toxocara canis, Trichostrongylosis, Trichuris. (references) |
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Health | Ascaris lumbricoides is the largest nematode (roundworm) parasitizing the human intestine. (references) | |
C. elegans - a tiny nematode worm that has become a favorite experimental tool for scientists. (references) | ||
The human hookworms include two nematode (roundworm) species, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. (references) | ||
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| "Nematode" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 94.12% of the time. "Nematode" is used about 51 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 94.12% | 48 | 49,194 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 3.92% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 1.96% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 51 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "nematode": Nematode Infections ♦ nematode worm. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "nematode": nematode-infested. | |
Ending with "nematode": wasp-nematode. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nematode | 112 |
nematode picture | 3 |
soybean cyst nematode | 3 |
entomopathogenic nematode | 3 |
control nematode | 3 |
nematode squirting | 3 |
head nematode | 3 |
golden nematode | 2 |
cyst nematode | 2 |
nematode worm | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "nematode"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaan | aalwurm, aaltjie. (various references) | |
Danish | nematode, rundorm (nematoda). (various references) | |
Dutch | draadworm (eelworm). (various references) | |
Esperanto | nematodo (eelworm). (various references) | |
Finnish | sukkulamato (strongyle). (various references) | |
French | nématode (nematoda, nematode disease). (various references) | |
German | Nematode (nematoda), Aalwurm, Aaltierchen (eelworm). (various references) | |
Greek | νηματώδης (eelworm, pin nematode), νηματοειδέσ. (various references) | |
Italian | nematodo (eelworm, nematoda). (various references) | |
Korean | 충. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ematodenay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | nemátodo (eelworm). (various references) | |
Spanish | nematodo (cyst nematode, eelworm). (various references) | |
Swedish | nematod (eelworm), rundmask (eelworm). (various references) | |
Thai | พยาธิตัวกลม. (various references) | |
Turkish | nematod, iplik kurdu. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Nematoda. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "nematode": nematodes. (additional references) | |
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"Nematode" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: namatode, nemotode. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "nematode" (pronounced ne"mutō'd) |
| 3 | -t ō' d | tiptoed. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-m-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: demeton. | |
-2 letters: anteed, atoned, daemon, demean, dement, demote, denote, donate, emoted, meated, moaned, moated, oedema, omened, omenta, tandem, teamed, toneme. | |
-3 letters: adeem, admen, amend, ament, anode, anted, atone, demon, donee, eaten, edema, emend, emote, enate, enema, maned, mated, meant, menad, menta, meted, monad, monde, monte, named, nomad, noted, oaten, tamed, toman, toned. | |
-4 letters: aeon, amen, ante, atom, dame, damn, date, dato, dean, deem, deet, deme, demo, dene, dent, doat, dome, dona, done, dote, etna, made, mane, mano, mate, mead, mean, meat, meed, meet, mend, meno, meta, mete, moan, moat, mode, mote, name, neat, need, neem, nema, node, noma, nome, nota, note, odea, omen, tame, team, teed, teem, teen, tend, toad, toea, toed, tome, tone. | |
-5 letters: ado, and, ane, ant, ate, dam, dee, den, doe, dom, don, dot, eat, eme, end, eon, eta, mad, mae, man, mat, med, men, met, moa, mod, mon, mot, nae, nam, nee, net, nod, nom, not, oat, ode, one, tad, tae, tam, tan, tao, tea, ted, tee, ten, tod, toe, tom, ton. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-m-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: methadone, nematodes. | |
+2 letters: denominate, dermatogen, emendation, endometria, entodermal, heathendom, methadones, nematocide, ornamented. | |
+3 letters: commentated, compensated, demonstrate, demountable, denominated, denominates, dermatogens, dynamometer, embryonated, emendations, endometrial, ethionamide, eudaemonist, heathendoms, manifestoed, mentholated, nematocides, predominate, remediation, renominated. | |
+4 letters: appendectomy, contemplated, decompensate, demonstrable, demonstrated, demonstrates, denominative, determinator, documentable, dynamometers, endothelioma, ethionamides, eudaemonists, homesteading, impersonated, malcontented, moderateness, mountebanked, predominated, predominates, prenominated, radioelement, remediations, remonstrated, unornamented, ventromedial. | |
+5 letters: adrenalectomy, adventuresome, compartmented, conglomerated, counterdemand, countermanded, decamethonium, decompensated, decompensates, decontaminate, demonstrative, demyelination, denominatives, determination, determinators, deuteranomaly, developmental, dexamethasone, documentaries, dynamometries, emotionalized, endotheliomas, eudaemonistic, gonadectomies, intercompared, medicamentous, metronidazole, mononucleated, nonmyelinated, outmaneuvered, predominately, premeditation, preordainment, radioelements, retransformed, sedimentation, uncompensated, unmetabolized. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 65 6D 61 74 6F 64 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. . -- .- - --- -.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101111 01100100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e m a t o d e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 006D 0061 0074 006F 0064 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4871796786817071 |
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