Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oenocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oeno-cyte
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large secretory cell found in clusters underlying the epidermis of larval abdominal segments.

Etymology

From oeno- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: oeno
Suffix: cyte

Inflected Forms

oenocytes (plural) œnocyte (alternative)

Derived Forms

oenocytic oenocytoid

Questions

What does oenocyte mean?: A large secretory cell found in clusters underlying the epidermis of larval abdominal segments.
Where does oenocyte come from?: From oeno- + -cyte.

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