ectodermal
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.87 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós) Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)der. English ecto- English derm English -al English dermal English ectodermal From ecto- + dermal.
Derived Forms
Phrases
subectodermal apical ectodermal ridge