Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second messenger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond mes-sen-ger
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance used to transmit a signal within a cell, especially one which triggers a cascade of events by activating cellular components

Inflected Forms

second messengers (plural)

Questions

What does second messenger mean?: Any substance used to transmit a signal within a cell, especially one which triggers a cascade of events by activating cellular components

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