English

gigaseal

From giga- + seal.

Formed from giga- + seal

Ancient Greek γίγας ‘giant’

English giga-

Proto-Germanic *selhaz ‘seal (animal)’

Proto-West Germanic *selh ‘seal (animal)’

Old English seolh ‘seal (animal)’

Middle English sel ‘seal (pinniped)’

English seal

Today it means

noun A seal between a cell and a micropipette that has an electrical resistance in the order of a gigaohm

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gigaseal