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plasmodium

noun

Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans

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Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
M
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
17

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Pronunciation

plazˈməʊdɪəm

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noun

  1. Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans

noun

  1. Multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds

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