Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precuticular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-cu-tic-u-lar
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That develops into the cuticle

Example Sentences

"The structural resemblance of embryonic gut and epidermal precuticular matrices in this species to the embryonic epidermal matrices preceding cuticle formation in insects and other crustaceans ( Goudeau 1976, Goudeau and Lachaise 1983, Glas et al."

Etymology

From pre- + cuticular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does precuticular mean?: That develops into the cuticle
Where does precuticular come from?: From pre- + cuticular.

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