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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARAMECIUM

New Latin, from Greek paramēkēs elongated, from para-1 + mēkos length.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARAMECIUM

paramecium  [ˌpærəˈmiːsɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARAMECIUM

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Paramecium is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PARAMECIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

paramecium

Paramecium

Paramecium is a genus of unicellular Ciliate protozoa, commonly studied as a representative of the Ciliate group. Paramecia are widespread in freshwater, brackish and marine environments, and are often very abundant in stagnant basins and ponds. Because some species are readily cultivated and easily induced to conjugate and divide, Paramecium has been widely used in classrooms and laboratories to study biological processes. Its usefulness as a model organism has caused one ciliate researcher to characterize it as the "white rat" of the phylum Ciliophora.

Definition of paramecium in the English dictionary

The definition of paramecium in the dictionary is any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia and a ventral ciliated groove for feeding: phylum Ciliophora.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARAMECIUM


aecium
ˈiːsɪəm
americium
ˌæməˈrɪsɪəm
amphithecium
ˌæmfɪˈθiːsɪəm
androecium
ænˈdriːsɪəm
apothecium
ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəm
axiom
ˈæksɪəm
calcium
ˈkælsɪəm
coliseum
ˌkɒlɪˈsɪəm
colosseum
ˌkɒləˈsɪəm
dysprosium
dɪsˈprəʊsɪəm
francium
ˈfrænsɪəm
gynaecium
ɡaɪˈniːsɪəm
gynecium
dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm
gynoecium
dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm
lyceum
laɪˈsɪəm
paramaecium
ˌpærəˈmiːsɪəm
paramoecium
ˌpærəˈmiːsɪəm
perithecium
ˌpɛrɪˈθiːsɪəm
potassium
pəˈtæsɪəm
silicium
sɪˈlɪsɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARAMECIUM

paramecia
paramedic
paramedical
paramenstruum
parament
paramenta
paramese
parameter
parameterise
parameterize
parametral
parametric
parametric amplifier
parametric equalizer
parametric equations
parametric statistics
parametrical
parametrically
parametrisation
parametrise

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARAMECIUM

aluminium
aquarium
at a premium
Belgium
copernicium
endothecium
hieracium
indicium
lawrencium
lithium
lutecium
medium
millennium
premium
sodium
stadium
symposium
titanium
zooecium
zoothecium

Synonyms and antonyms of paramecium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paramecium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARAMECIUM

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

Translator English - Chinese

草履虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paramecio
570 millions of speakers

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paramecium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Paramecium
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

متناعلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Paramecium
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paramécio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যারামিসিয়ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paramécie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paramecium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pantoffeltierchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゾウリムシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짚신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paramecium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Paramecium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

paramecium
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅरामेशियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Amip
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paramecio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Paramecium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Paramecium
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parameciu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

paramecium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Paramecium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paramecium
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

paramecium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paramecium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAMECIUM»

The term «paramecium» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAMECIUM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAMECIUM»

Discover the use of paramecium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paramecium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Paramecium: Genetics and Epigenetics
A full account of Paramecium genetics, this book presents a wealth of time-consuming observations and remarkable phenomena that will lead to a better understanding of complex cells.
Geoffrey Beale, John R. Preer, Jr., 2008
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Endosymbionts in Paramecium
Dohra H, Fujishima M (1999b) Effects of antibiotics on early infection process of a macronuclear endosymbiotic bacterium Holospora obtusa of Paramecium caudatum. FEMS Microbiol Lett 179:473–477 Dohra H, Fujishima M, Hoshide K ...
Masahiro Fujishima, 2009
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BSCS Biology
On the basis of your observations in Part B, review and revise (if necessary) the hypothesis you formed in Part A about how a paramecium moves. PART B Discussion 1 . They act like tiny oars. 2. They beat strongly and swiftly in one direction, ...
‎2002
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Biology: A Functional Approach. Students' Manual
Paramecium is a single-celled organism which has to carry out within one cell all the functions that in a multicellular organism are performed by numerous different cells. Accordingly it possesses a high degree of internal organisation which ...
M. B. V. Roberts, T. J. King, 1987
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Fundamentals of Biogeography
He used two microscopic protozoans, Paramecium caudatum and Didinium nasutum. Didinium prey voraciously on Paramecium. In one experiment, Paramecium and Didinium were placed in a test-tube containing a culture of bacteria ...
Richard J. Huggett, 2004
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Let's Review: Biology, the Living Environment
Cilia Food vacuole Contractile vacuole Paramecium Oral groove Mouth Gullet Anal pore These include the paramecium and the ameba. The paramecium is a slipper-shaped protist that inhabits freshwater environments. At nearly 400 ...
G. Scott Hunter, 2009
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Fertilization in Protozoa and Metazoan Animals: Cellular and ...
Conjugation is easy to induce in the laboratory since Sonneborn (1937) found mating types in Paramecium. One of the features of ciliates is the differentiation of nuclei into the somatic macronucleus and germinal micronucleus. Each cell has ...
Juan J. Tarin, Antonio Cano, 2000
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The Genetics of Paramecium Aurelia
Evidently the smaller size of fixed and stained particles was due to shrinkage. Considerable variation in size and shape was, however, found in different stocks and varieties, and also within a single paramecium. In general, kappa was seen to ...
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Stimulus Generalization to Different Levels of Illumination ...
Chapter 3 Results The data were the times in seconds spent by each paramecium in the cathode area. Each paramecium had 12 times recorded, one for each time block. The data were grouped by training time blocks and test time blocks and ...
Rebecca L. Gurney, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Genetics
Introduction Most ciliated protozoans, like Paramecium, are distinguished by having two kinds of nuclei. Most genes in the small diploid macronuclei are not transcribed: they act only during sexual reproduction. Genes of the macronuclei,  ...
Eric C. R. Reeve, Isobel Black, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAMECIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paramecium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Who Said This 'Full House' Quote? Put Your Tanner Knowledge To …
”If I have the brain of a paramecium, then you have the brain of just one mecium.” A. Jesse B. Joey C. Kimmy D. Stephanie ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Reeling it in: 'Minions' have their work cut out for them
... rush to serve every villain from a vicious paramecium to a T-Rex, into ancient Egypt, through the Dark Ages, and finally to Napoleon himself, ... «Kenai Peninsula Online, Jul 15»
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One gene may drive leap from single cell to multicellular life
A team led by Matt Herron of the University of Montana in Missoula exposed Chlamydomonas to a paramecium, a single-celled protozoan that ... «New Scientist, Jun 15»
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Man builds space age automobiles
Robert Thieman. 1 Month Ago. It's a paramecium! 3. Report; Reply. kastmaster2105. 1 Month Ago. Now for the RailRoad crossing test......... 3. «Autoblog, Jun 15»
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The World Through a Bubble
It seemed to have the grainy texture of those paramecium that you'd see through the microscope in biology class. But at the end of my eye ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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RIP: The Bro, 1976–2015
Ellin, the paramecium behind the Entourage “brand,” has in essence created the world's longest beer commercial. Worst of all, he appears to ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
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'Darwin Versus Deepak': Which Came First, Feelings, or the Brain?
Single cell organisms like paramecium swim about nimbly, find food and mates, avoid obstacles and predators, learn and remember (when ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Image taken at Montana Tech under Electron Microscope Wins …
Current research examines this phenomena in eukaryotic systems, namely, in that of Chlorella NC64A and its virus Paramecium Bursaria Chlorella Virus 1 ... «Montana Tech, May 15»
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How Wisdom Might Emerge From the Amtrak Tragedy
For example, this column was born of the thought, appropriate to a paramecium: An Amtrak crash! Let's write about Amtrak subsidies. «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
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Divest From Fossil Fuels Movement Explodes Across the U.S.
We can't even make a paramecium! We are STUCK when a large enough percentage of the biosphere we MUST have to survive dies off. «EcoWatch, Apr 15»

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