Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

granulocytic

/ˌɡɹæn.jə.loʊˈsɪt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
gran-u-lo-cyt-ic
IPA
/ˌɡɹæn.jə.loʊˈsɪt.ɪk/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English granulocyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English granulocytic From granulocyte + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡɹæn.jə.loʊˈsɪt.ɪk/
  • British English: /ˌɡɹan.jə.ləʊˈsɪt.ɪk/

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Questions

How do you pronounce granulocytic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹæn.jə.loʊˈsɪt.ɪk/.
What does granulocytic mean?
Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
Where does granulocytic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English granulocyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English granulocytic From granulocyte + -ic.

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