Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
mono-cyte
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Monozyt.

Inflected Forms

monocytes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

leukomonocyte lymphomonocyte monocytemia monocytic monocytically monocytogenous monocytoid monocytopenia

Questions

What does monocyte mean?
A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.
Where does monocyte come from?
Borrowed from German Monozyt.

How to pronounce monocyte

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