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neurotransmit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neu-ro-trans-mit
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To send nerve signals across a synapse between neurons.

Etymology

From neuro- + transmit.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

neurotransmits (present, singular) neurotransmitting (participle, present) neurotransmitted (participle, past) neurotransmitted (past)

Questions

What does neurotransmit mean?
To send nerve signals across a synapse between neurons.
Where does neurotransmit come from?
From neuro- + transmit.

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