Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exocrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ocrine
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.

adj

Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.

noun

The secretion of an exocrine gland.

noun

An exocrine gland.

Inflected Forms

exocrin (alternative, obsolete) exocrines (plural)

Derived Forms

exocrinology exocrinopathy nonexocrine

Phrases

exocrine gland ducto-

Frequently Paired Words

ducto- autocrine endocrine heterocrine paracrine

Synonyms

exocrine gland duct gland

Questions

What does exocrine mean?
Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.

How to pronounce exocrine

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