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PRONUNCIATION OF AMEBA

ameba  [əˈmiːbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMEBA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ameba is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMEBA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ameba

Amoeba

Amoeba is a genus of Protozoa that consists of unicellular organisms which do not have a definite shape.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMEBA


amoeba
əˈmiːbə
ARIBA
əˈriːbə
Bathsheba
bæθˈʃiːbə
Beersheba
bɪəˈʃiːbə
Bourguiba
bʊəˈɡiːbə
Curitiba
ˌkʊərɪˈtiːbə
endameba
ˌendəˈmiːbə
endamoeba
ˌɛndəˈmiːbə
entameba
ˌentəˈmiːbə
entamoeba
ˌɛntəˈmiːbə
Geber
ˈdʒiːbə
gleba
ˈɡliːbə
Kariba
kəˈriːbə
Madiba
məˈdiːbə
myxamoeba
ˌmɪksəˈmiːbə
peba
ˈpiːbə
riba
ˈriːbə
Sheba
ˈʃiːbə
zareba
zəˈriːbə
zareeba
zəˈriːbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMEBA

amebae
ameban
amebiasis
amebic
amebocyte
ameboid
ameer
ameerate
ameiosis
amelcorn
amelia
ameliorable
ameliorant
ameliorate
amelioration
ameliorative
ameliorator
amelioratory
ameloblast

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMEBA

aba
Abba
Alba
araba
Aruba
ba
baba
cba
Cuba
Elba
limba
Makeba
Manitoba
oba
Queen of Sheba
Saba
samba
scuba
tuba
Zumba

Synonyms and antonyms of ameba in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ameba» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMEBA

Find out the translation of ameba to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ameba from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ameba» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿米巴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ameba
570 millions of speakers

English

ameba
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ameba
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أميبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

амеба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ameba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবাণুবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amibe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ameba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amöbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アメーバ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아메바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ameba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ameba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Ameba
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ameba
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amip
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ameba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ameba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

амеба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amibă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ameba
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ameba
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ameba
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ameba
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ameba

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMEBA»

The term «ameba» is very widely used and occupies the 7.528 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMEBA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ameba

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMEBA»

Discover the use of ameba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ameba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
AMC automatic modulation control. ameba [a meTje] Invertebrate Zoology, the common name for a number of species of one-celled, usually microscopic organisms of the order Amoebida of the class Sarcodina; found extensively in fresh and ...
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
2
The Seven Mysteries of Life: An Exploration in Science & ...
Probably the earliest well-accepted mind in evolution is that of the simplest of animals, the one-celled ameba. after whom the mind seems to diffuse outward and complexify. But even in this elementary creature one can scarcely fail to notice ...
Guy Murchie, 1999
3
Animal Parasites: Their Life Cycles and Ecology
... Quadrinucleate cyst being swallowed; b, excys- tation of ameba in small intestine; b, four meta- cystic trophozoites; d, metacystic trophozoite invading intestinal epithelium; e, formation of small ulcer in epithelium by ameba; f, enlargement of ...
Oliver Wilford Olsen, 1974
4
Biology Laboratory Set Student Manual
THE AMEBA, PARAMECIUM, AND EUGLENA INTRODUCTION: Can something almost invisible to the unaided eye be alive? For many years before the development of the microscope, lists of living things included only those things in plain ...
Christian Liberty Press, Robert Glotzhaber, 2007
5
The Vital Dimension: A Quest for Mind, Memory and God in the ...
“Even in this elementary creature one can scarcely fail to notice the evidence of mind, as the following ooze-by-ooze account of an ameba learning by experience will show. At eight o'cloc/e one morning a large ameba surrounded and ...
Carl Gunther, 2006
6
The Life and Behavior of Living Organisms: A General Theory
I am going to consider what the ameba must "know" in the sense of knowledge in engaged action rather than in words to be able to do the remarkable things that we can observe it to do (so long, of course, as we observe the ameba as a whole  ...
Elliott Jaques, 2002
7
Psychotherapy of Character: The Play of Consciousness in the ...
To exemplify these central principles that are prototypical for biological life, we will turn to zygote-Eddie's distant cousin, a fellow one-celled organism, an ameba . The ameba enacts its life functions, its doings, under the direction of its DNA.
Robert A. Berezin, 2013
8
Update in Infectious Diseases
Free living ameba is an important human pathogen. Acanthameba keratitis caused by Acanthameba spp. and Naegleria meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria spp. are the two most lethal free living ameba infections [23]. Contamination of ...
Viroj Wiwanitkit, 2009
9
Animals Without Backbones: An Introduction to the Invertebrates
Any change at the end of the tube that causes the fluid cytoplasm to solidify leads to a change in direction, or even a reversal of movement of the entire ameba as the contents of the pseudopod flow back into the body of the ameba.
Ralph Buchsbaum, Mildred Buchsbaum, John Pearse, 2013
10
How to Prepare for the SAT II Biology E/M
Among these organisms are the ameba, paramecium, euglena, and spirogyra. Ameba One of the simplest of the protozoa is the one-celled ameba, which may be found in pond water. Although it consists of only one cell containing a tiny drop ...
Maurice Bleifeld, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMEBA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ameba is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Brain-Eating Amoeba Declares Existence of California Woman
Testing performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta was positive for evidence of the ameba known as ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
2
Tragic local death caused by amoeba
This microscopic ameba is from a single cell class of organisms known as protozoa. They are common naturally occurring organisms that ... «Sierra Wave, Jul 15»
3
Grading The Deal: Khris Middleton Re-Signs With Bucks On Five …
Employing an ameba-like scheme is a nice luxury, but it's an even bigger advantage in the postseason. A place the Bucks hope to be often and ... «RealGM.com, Jul 15»
4
Perché c'è chi si ammala di Huntington? Ce lo svela l'evoluzione
Il gene che ne è la causa compare per la prima volta nell'epoca precambriana nel Dictyostelium Discoideum, una ameba che in laboratorio ... «La Stampa, Jun 15»
5
Taking a cue from Billie Holiday to 'Go out there and sing'
“The list really is ameba-ish. It changes,” McDonald says. “Many of these songs are from slightly off the beaten path, because that's where I've ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
6
La inestabilidad nuestra de cada día
“En uno de esos momentos en los que te convertís en ameba –recuerda Havilio en un bar de Palermo–, en el que tenés tantas esperanzas de ... «Revista Ñ, Jun 15»
7
The exotic coconut: The 'super nut' (Part 10)
... and anti-parasitic properties. Monlaurin potency heals cold sores, herpes, measles, hepatitis, food poisoning (listeria ameba), streptococcus, ... «Arab News, Jun 15»
8
Realtek Introduces Ameba & iCOM IoT Solutions with Full Support …
HSINCHU, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Realtek Semiconductor Corp., one of the world's leading IC providers, today announced its Ameba ... «Jakarta Post, Jun 15»
9
Warm weather brings warnings about deadly amoeba lurking in …
... and then travels into the brain causing a deadly disease. It is sometimes referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba" or "brain-eating ameba." «WFTV Orlando, May 15»
10
Suppressing Immune System Might Save People Infected By Brain …
Thus, neuronal damage ensues not only from the ameba but also from inflammation. Baig came to these conclusions after testing N. fowleri ... «Medical Daily, May 15»

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