Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extracellular

/ˌɛkstɹəsˈɛljəlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tra-cel-lu-lar
IPA
/ˌɛkstɹəsˈɛljəlɚ/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English cellular English extracellular From extra- + cellular.

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Questions

How do you pronounce extracellular?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkstɹəsˈɛljəlɚ/.
What does extracellular mean?
Occurring or found outside of a cell.
Where does extracellular come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English cellular English extracellular From extra- + cellular.

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