Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extrasynaptic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
ex-trasy-nap-tic
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exterior to a synapse.

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 synaptic English extrasynaptic From extra- + synaptic.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does extrasynaptic mean?
Exterior to a synapse.
Where does extrasynaptic 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 synaptic English extrasynaptic From extra- + synaptic.

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