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keratinocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
ker-atinocyte
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells.

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Etymology

Etymology tree English keratin Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English keratinocyte From keratin + -o- + -cyte.

Inflected Forms

keratinocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

interkeratinocyte lipokeratinocyte

Frequently Paired Words

keratinocytic

Questions

What does keratinocyte mean?
A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells.
Where does keratinocyte come from?
Etymology tree English keratin Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English keratinocyte From keratin + -o- + -cyte.

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