Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pericellular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: peri-cel-lu-lar
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Surrounding a cell.

Example Sentences

"the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells"
"the pericellular matrix"
"the pericellular staining"

Etymology

From peri- + cellular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Derived Forms

pericellularly

Questions

What does pericellular mean?: Surrounding a cell.
Where does pericellular come from?: From peri- + cellular.

How to pronounce pericellular

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