stem
Definitions
Noun
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- The tube of a tobacco pipe
- Front part of a vessel or aircraft
- A turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Verb
- Grow out of, have roots in, originate in
- Cause to point inward
- Stop the flow of a liquid
- Remove the stem from
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| 1 | stem cells | 1 | 2 |
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Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 58
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
UH undergraduate student research featured at national STEM conference
Nov 6, 2026 University of Hawaii System
Nov 6, 2026 University of Hawaii System
CIRM awards $6.9 million to move cell therapy for heart attack to clinical trials
Nov 5, 2026 EurekAlert!
Nov 5, 2026 EurekAlert!
Parents issue urgent plea for stem cell donor to save baby boy with rare blood condition
Nov 6, 2026 The Independent
Nov 6, 2026 The Independent
AI-designed CAR binders push cancer stem cell immunotherapy toward safer targets
Nov 5, 2026 Bioengineer.org
Nov 5, 2026 Bioengineer.org

