Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epicellular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epi-cel-lu-lar
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of bacteria) Living in close proximity to but not inside the host cell.

Etymology

From epi- + cellular.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does epicellular mean?
(of bacteria) Living in close proximity to but not inside the host cell.
Where does epicellular come from?
From epi- + cellular.

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