"microcompartment" meaning in English

See microcompartment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microcompartments [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrīlbor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English microcompartment From micro- + compartment. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|compartment|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrīlbor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. 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: "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "fourth conjugation", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-iō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "partiō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "partior", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "compartior", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "compartire", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { 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"inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "compartment", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microcompartment", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microcompartment"> From micro- + compartment., {{etymon|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|compartment|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrīlbor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English microcompartment From micro- + compartment. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microcompartment (plural microcompartments)
  1. (biology) Any of many small enclosures within most cells having a shell of protein; an organelle Related terms: microcompartmentalization

Inflected forms

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    ],
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        "English entries with etymology trees",
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}

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