amoebic

1. 1.

   pertaining to or resembling amoebae

   “amoebic dysentery”

   Synonymsamebicamoebanamebanamoebousamebous

Questions about amoebic

What does amoebic mean?

amoebic means "pertaining to or resembling amoebae".

How many syllables are in amoebic?

amoebic has 3 syllables: a-moe-bic. The stress falls on "moe". In IPA it is /əˈmibɪk/.

What is another word for amoebic?

Close synonyms include amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is amoebic a common word?

amoebic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.