hemizygous
adjectiveHow many syllables in hemizygous?
There are 4 syllables in the word hemizygous.How to pronounce hemizygous:
Definition of hemizygous:
- hemizygous (adjective):
- having or characterized by one or more genes (as in a genetic deficiency or in an x chromosome paired with a y chromosome) that have no allelic counterparts
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- subsequent
- solipsistic
- hippolyta
- Alexandrin
- realising
- obscurity
- petitioner
- pre-classical
- undulation
- euphemistic
- picofarad
- aggravation
- justifying
- overpowered
- nominator
- repositioned
- lusciously
- vigilantly
- unremitting
- deligation
- vicegerent
- unpredicted
- correctable
- decilitre
- banality
- videotape
- malodorous
- arenaceous
- reprimanded
- embezzler
- witticism
- vermillion
- popularise
- demarkation
- paraplegic
- habituate
- extravagance
- attributed
- ingratiating
- foreseeable
- convincingly
- fruitarians
- disfranchisement
- uneasily
- impersonate
- effervescence
- reposition
- hypothesize
- consternation
- hectometer
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