Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cancer cell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: can-cer -cell
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell that divides continually, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood or lymph with abnormal cells.

Inflected Forms

cancer cells (plural) cancer-cell (alternative) cancercell (alternative)

Phrases

cancer cell-like

Questions

What does cancer cell mean?: A cell that divides continually, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood or lymph with abnormal cells.

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