azygous

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
21
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/eɪˈzaɪɡəs/

Definition of azygous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Odd; not one of a pair; single.
    “the azygous muscle of the uvula”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Odd; not one of a pair; single.
    “the azygous muscle of the uvula”
  2. (not-comparable)In genetics, not containing a specific allele of a gene, or only having wild type alleles (cf. heterozygous, homozygous).

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Etymology

From a- + -zygous.

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