Definitions for entameba

entameba ent·a·me·ba

Spelling: [en-tuh-mee-buh]
IPA: /ˌɛn təˈmi bə/

Entameba is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 197 anagrams from letters in entameba (aabeemnt).

Definitions for entameba

noun

  1. any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba, members of which are parasitic in vertebrates, including the human pathogens E. gingivalis, found in dental plaque, and E. histolytica, the cause of amebic dysentery.

Origin of entameba

From New Latin; See origin at ento-, ameba

Word Value for entameba
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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