Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
amoeban

amoeban

9.9
Looks or moves like an amoeba
  • adjective
  • /əˈmiːbən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : amebiano
  • The organism's amoeban shape helps it adapt to changing environments.

Examples

  • The researchers observed amoeban movement in several new microorganisms.

  • The amoeban structure of the cell was fascinating.

  • The infection exhibited amoeban characteristics under the microscope.

  • In biology class, we studied amoeban organisms.

  • The infection exhibited amoeban characteristics under the microscope.

  • The organism's amoeban shape helps it adapt to changing environments.

  • The researchers observed amoeban movement in several new microorganisms.

Synonyms

amoeboid
vsamoeban
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Having an irregular shape that keeps changing like an amoeba

is broader covering resemblance in structure and general behavior
amebic
vsamoeban
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Relating to or caused by amoebas, tiny single cells that can make people sick

is more general applying to resemblance in form or action rather than medical aspects
amebous
vsamoeban
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a soft shape that changes to move like an amoeba

includes that but focuses more widely on overall structure and behavior

How Irregular

amorphous
  • Specialized
5 7.3
amoeban
  • Specialized
9.9
irregular
16 3.3
uneven
42 2.3
regular
57 1.0

Surface Forms

amoeban positive

Morphology

amoeban = amoeba (transparent) = amoeba + an

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-an' to 'amoeba', producing a clear meaning 'relating to amoebae'.

Etymology

Amoeban comes from amoeba, which goes back to a Greek word amoibē meaning 'change'. So amoeban means 'like an amoeba' and describes something that can change shape or move in a similar, flexible way.