monozygotic

[mon-uh-zahy-got-ik]

mon·o·zy·got·ic

[mon-uh-zahy-got-ik]
adjective
developed from a single fertilized ovum, as identical twins.
Also, mon·o·zy·gous [mon-uh-zahy-guhs] .


Origin:
1915–20; mono- + zygotic

mon·o·zy·gote [mon-uh-zahy-goht] , noun
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Monozygotic has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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monozygotic or monozygous (ˌmɒnəʊzaɪˈɡɒtɪk, ˌmɒnəʊˈzaɪɡəs)
 
adj
(of twins) derived from a single fertilized ovum, and so identical
 
[C20]
 
monozygous or monozygous
 
adj
 
[C20]

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monozygotic mon·o·zy·got·ic (mŏn'ō-zī-gŏt'ĭk)
adj.
Derived from a single fertilized ovum or embryonic cell mass. Used especially of identical twins.

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