Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postsynapse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
post-sy-napse
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cell to which a synapse sends a signal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English synapse English postsynapse From post- + synapse.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does postsynapse mean?
The cell to which a synapse sends a signal
Where does postsynapse come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English synapse English postsynapse From post- + synapse.

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