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oncotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
on-cot-ic
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to osmotic pressure caused by the presence of colloids.

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Etymology

From New Latin onco- (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, mass, bulk”) + -tic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

hyperoncotic

Questions

What does oncotic mean?
Relating to osmotic pressure caused by the presence of colloids.
Where does oncotic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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