Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polydendrocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-den-dro-cyte
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oligodendrocyte progenitor cell.

Example Sentences

"The term "interstitial cell" is misleading, because it implies a connective tissue origin to most histologists. We would like to suggest the purely descriptive term "granular polydendrocyte" instead."

Etymology

From poly- + dendrocyte.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Inflected Forms

polydendrocytes (plural)

Questions

What does polydendrocyte mean?: An oligodendrocyte progenitor cell.
Where does polydendrocyte come from?: From poly- + dendrocyte.

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