alpha cell
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.16 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An acidophil of the adenohypophysis.
noun
An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that synthesizes and secretes glucagon.