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amacrine

/ˈæməkɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
amacrine
IPA
/ˈæməkɹɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without long processes.

noun

Any cell that does not have a long process.

Etymology

From a- (“not”) + Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós, “long”) + -ine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: μᾰκρός

Inflected Forms

amacrines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce amacrine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæməkɹɪn/.
What does amacrine mean?
Without long processes.
Where does amacrine come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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