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mesenchyme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
mes-enchyme
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Late 19th c.: from meso- (“cellular tissue”) + -enchyme (from parenchyma).

Usage

Inflected Forms

mesenchymes (plural)

Derived Forms

ectomesenchyme

Frequently Paired Words

chymoplasm mesenchymal mesengenesis sarcenchyme

Questions

What does mesenchyme mean?
That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc
Where does mesenchyme come from?
Late 19th c.: from meso- (“cellular tissue”) + -enchyme (from parenchyma).

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