Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurotracer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-ro-trac-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fluorescent tracer that adheres to neurons

Example Sentences

"A piece of Gelfoam (Pharmacia and Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI) soaked in a 5% solution of the neurotracer dye fluorogold (Fluorochrome, Denver, CO) was directly applied to each superior colliculus."

Etymology

From neuro- + tracer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neuro

Inflected Forms

neurotracers (plural)

Questions

What does neurotracer mean?: A fluorescent tracer that adheres to neurons
Where does neurotracer come from?: From neuro- + tracer.

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