Chrysomonad

/ˌkrɪsoʊˈmoʊnæd/ noun

Definition

A single-celled aquatic organism with golden-brown color that moves using tiny hair-like structures called flagella.

Etymology

From Greek 'chrysos' (gold) and 'monad' (a single unit). The term was coined in the 19th century to describe microscopic organisms discovered in water samples that appeared golden under the microscope.

Kelly Says

These tiny creatures contain a special golden pigment called fucoxanthin, which is so efficient at harvesting light that it's being studied by scientists developing next-generation solar panels—nature's photosynthesis is inspiring technology!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሪሶሞናድ
kri-so-mo-naad
ARالعربية
كريزوموناد
kri-zoo-mo-naad
BNবাংলা
ক্রাইসোমোনাদ
kray-so-mo-naad
CACatalà
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
CSČeština
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
DADansk
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
DEDeutsch
Chrysomonaden
kris-o-mo-NAH-den
ELΕλληνικά
χρυσομόναδα
hry-so-mo-NAH-da
ESEspañol
crisomónada
kris-o-mo-NAH-da
FAفارسی
کریسموناد
kri-smo-naad
FISuomi
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
FRFrançais
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-na
GUGU
ક્રિસોમોનાડ
kray-so-mo-naad
HAHA
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
HEעברית
כריזומונוד
khr-i-zo-mo-nod
HIहिन्दी
क्राइसामोनाड
krai-sa-mo-naad
HUMagyar
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
IDBahasa Indonesia
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
IGIG
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
ITItaliano
crisomonade
kris-o-mo-NA-de
JA日本語
クリソモノダ
kurisomonoda
KKKK
хризомонада
hrizomonada
KMKM
Chryosomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
KO한국어
크리스오모나드
keuriseomonadeu
MRMR
क्रिसोमोनड
kris-o-mo-nd
MSBahasa Melayu
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
MYမြန်မာ
ကြရစ်မွန်းနေ
kya-rit-mu-nway
NLNederlands
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-naad
NONorsk
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
PAPA
CHRYSOMONAD
kris-o-mo-nad
PLPolski
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
PTPortuguês
crisomonade
kris-o-mo-NA-de
RORomână
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
RUРусский
хризомонада
hrizomonada
SVSvenska
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
SWKiswahili
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
TAதமிழ்
கிருசோமோனாட்
kir-so-mo-naad
TEతెలుగు
క్రైసోమోనాడ్
krai-so-mo-naad
THไทย
คริสโมโนด
kris-mo-not
TLTL
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
TRTürkçe
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
UKУкраїнська
хризомонада
hrizomonada
URاردو
کریزوموناد
kri-zoo-mo-naad
VITiếng Việt
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-naad
YOYO
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad
ZH中文
金黄藻
jīn huáng zǎo
ZUZU
chrysomonad
kris-o-mo-nad

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