Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extranuclear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tranu-cle-ar
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside the nucleus.

adj

Outside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English nuclear English extranuclear From extra- + nuclear.

Questions

What does extranuclear mean?
Outside the nucleus.
Where does extranuclear come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English nuclear English extranuclear From extra- + nuclear.

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