Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cho cell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: cho -cell
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common ovary epithelial cell type used in biotechnology applications.

Etymology

From Chinese+hamster+ovary+cell. From being epithelial cells derived from the ovaries of Chinese striped-back hamsters.

Inflected Forms

CHO cells (plural)

Questions

What does cho cell mean?: A common ovary epithelial cell type used in biotechnology applications.
Where does cho cell come from?: From Chinese+hamster+ovary+cell. From being epithelial cells derived from the ovaries of Chinese striped-back hamsters.

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