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neurochemical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
neu-ro-chem-i-cal
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to neurochemistry, the study of the chemical basis of nerve and brain activity

noun

A chemical substance that is involved in neural activity, such as a neurotransmitter

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English chemical English neurochemical From neuro- + chemical.

Inflected Forms

neurochemicals (plural)

Derived Forms

neurochemically

Questions

What does neurochemical mean?
Of or pertaining to neurochemistry, the study of the chemical basis of nerve and brain activity
Where does neurochemical come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English chemical English neurochemical From neuro- + chemical.

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