schleiden

Questions about schleiden

What does schleiden mean?

schleiden means "German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881)".

How many syllables are in schleiden?

schleiden has 2 syllables and divides as schlei-den 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 schleiden?

Close synonyms include Matthias Schleiden, M. J. Schleiden. 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 schleiden a common word?

schleiden 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.