Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glucosensing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glu-cosens-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Detection of a glucose signal by a specialized neuron.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Finally, in vivo studies are necessary to demonstrate that the tanycyte-neuron interaction is required for hypothalamic glucosensing."

Etymology

From gluco- + sensing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: gluco

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does glucosensing mean?: Detection of a glucose signal by a specialized neuron.
Where does glucosensing come from?: From gluco- + sensing.

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