Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oncosome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on-co-some
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A membrane-derived microvesicle that is secreted by cancer cells and transfers oncogenic messages and protein complexes across cell borders

Etymology

From onco- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: onco
Suffix: some

Inflected Forms

oncosomes (plural)

Questions

What does oncosome mean?: A membrane-derived microvesicle that is secreted by cancer cells and transfers oncogenic messages and protein complexes across cell borders
Where does oncosome come from?: From onco- + -some.

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