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acinus

/ˈæsɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-i-nus
IPA
/ˈæsɪnəs/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.

noun

A grape-stone.

noun

One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin acinus (“grape, grape-stone”); the histopathologic sense comes figuratively from the fancied resemblance (on microscopy) of acinic cells (acinar cells) to bunches of drupelets, berries, or grapes.

Inflected Forms

acini (plural)

Derived Forms

acinal acinar acinic acinitis pseudoacinus

Frequently Paired Words

vesicle

Questions

How do you pronounce acinus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæsɪnəs/.
What does acinus mean?
One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
Where does acinus come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin acinus (“grape, grape-stone”); the histopathologic sense comes figuratively from the fancied resemblance (on microscopy) of acinic cells (acinar cells) to bunches of drupelets, berries, or grapes.

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