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chromatolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chro-ma-tol-y-sis
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From chromato- + -lysis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

chromatolyses (plural)

Rhymes With

hydrolysis electrolysis glycolysis pyrolysis hemolysis proteolysis rhabdomyolysis autolysis osteolysis glycogenolysis heterolysis histolysis

Questions

What does chromatolysis mean?
The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
Where does chromatolysis come from?
From chromato- + -lysis.

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