Speakur

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erythroid

/ɪˈɹɪθɹɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
ery-throid
IPA
/ɪˈɹɪθɹɔɪd/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a red colour; reddish

adj

Of or pertaining to the erythrocytes, especially to their development

noun

Synonym of normoblast.

Etymology

From erythro- + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more erythroid (comparative) most erythroid (superlative) erythroids (plural)

Derived Forms

erythroidine myeloerythroid nonerythroid

Phrases

endogenous erythroid colony erythroid aplasia erythroid hypoplasia erythroid leukosis

Synonyms

normoblast

Questions

How do you pronounce erythroid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈɹɪθɹɔɪd/.
What does erythroid mean?
Having a red colour; reddish
Where does erythroid come from?
From erythro- + -oid.

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