Meanings
nounprotothecosis (usually uncountable, plural protothecoses or protothecosises)
plural protothecoses · plural protothecosises
- uncountableusuallyInfection by a parasitic green alga of the genus Prototheca.
Origin
From translingual Prototheca (genus of green algae) + -osis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French protothécose
- protothécoseinfection by Prototheca spp.
German Protothekose
- Protothekoseinfection by Prototheca spp.
Polish prototekoza
- prototekozainfection by Prototheca spp.
Spanish prototecosis
- prototecosisinfection by Prototheca spp.
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APA
protothecosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protothecosis
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“protothecosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protothecosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protothecosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protothecosis.
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