Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somatic cell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: so-mat-ic -cell
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction; a cell that is not on the germline.

Inflected Forms

somatic cells (plural)

Phrases

somatic cell nuclear transfer

Frequently Paired Words

germ cell

Synonyms

vegetative cell

Questions

What does somatic cell mean?: Any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction; a cell that is not on the germline.

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