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mechanosensitive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
mechanosen-si-tive
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- English sensitive English mechanosensitive From mechano- + sensitive.

Inflected Forms

more mechanosensitive (comparative) most mechanosensitive (superlative)

Derived Forms

mechanosensitivity

Frequently Paired Words

mechanosensing mechanosensory chemosensitive

Questions

What does mechanosensitive mean?
Sensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure.
Where does mechanosensitive come from?
Etymology tree Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- English sensitive English mechanosensitive From mechano- + sensitive.

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