"hypotheca" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypothecae [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English theca English hypotheca From hypo- + theca. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|hypo-|theca|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English theca English hypotheca [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ῠ̔πό", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ὑπο-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "hypo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "theca", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "hypotheca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="hypotheca"> From hypo- + theca. Head templates: {{en-noun|hypothecae}} hypotheca (plural hypothecae)
  1. (microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate Derived forms: hypothecal Related terms: hypothec Coordinate_terms: epitheca Translations (lower half of a diatom frustule): Hypotheka [feminine] (German), hipithiach [feminine] (Irish), 하각 (hagak) (Korean)

Inflected forms

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