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apocrine gland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
apoc-rine g-land
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

apocrine glands (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

eccrine gland

Questions

What does apocrine gland mean?
Any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion.

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