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binomial

adjective noun

Having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies

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Word length
8
Starts with
B
Ends with
L
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
12

How it sounds

Pronunciation

baɪˈnəʊ.mi.əl

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies

    “Binomial nomenclature of bacteria”

adjective

  1. Of or relating to or consisting of two terms

    “Binomial expression”

noun

  1. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms

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Binomial nomenclature of bacteria
Binomial expression

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