Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytoadhesive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-toad-he-sive
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive English cytoadhesive From cyto- + adhesive.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does cytoadhesive mean?
Relating to cytoadhesion.
Where does cytoadhesive come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive English cytoadhesive From cyto- + adhesive.

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