metchnikoff

Questions about metchnikoff

What does metchnikoff mean?

metchnikoff means "Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)".

How many syllables are in metchnikoff?

metchnikoff has 3 syllables and divides as metch-ni-koff under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for metchnikoff?

Close synonyms include Elie Metchnikoff, Metchnikov, Elie Metchnikov, Ilya Ilich Metchnikov. 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 metchnikoff a common word?

metchnikoff 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.