Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exocytic

/ˌɛksəʊˈsaɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-o-cyt-ic
IPA: /ˌɛksəʊˈsaɪtɪk/

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside of a cell

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English exocytic From exo- + cyto- + -ic.

Derived Forms

neuroexocytic

Questions

How do you pronounce exocytic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛksəʊˈsaɪtɪk/.
What does exocytic mean?: Outside of a cell
Where does exocytic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English exocytic From exo- + cyto- + -ic.

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