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paracellular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
para-cel-lu-lar
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between cells.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English cellular English paracellular From para- + cellular.

Derived Forms

paracellularly

Questions

What does paracellular mean?
Between cells.
Where does paracellular come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English cellular English paracellular From para- + cellular.

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