Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-lo-cyte
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cell with prominent external hair-like structures.

Etymology

From Latin pilus + -cyte.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pilus
Suffix: cyte

Inflected Forms

pilocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

pilocytic

Questions

What does pilocyte mean?: Any cell with prominent external hair-like structures.
Where does pilocyte come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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