Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subpellicular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-pel-lic-u-lar
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Underneath a pellicle

Example Sentences

"The green fluorescence representing the KH1::HA 3 ::2A protein was present at the periphery of the cell, coincident with the YL1/2 staining subpellicular microtubules, and at an internal region (yellow arrowheads in Fig 1C ) consistent with localization to the amastigote flagellum."

Etymology

From sub- + pellicular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Questions

What does subpellicular mean?: Underneath a pellicle
Where does subpellicular come from?: From sub- + pellicular.

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