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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centrocyte

/ˈsɛntɹəsaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cen-tro-cyte
IPA
/ˈsɛntɹəsaɪt/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any follicular center cell that has a nuclear cleft

noun

A cell with protoplasm that contains single and double granules of varying size stainable with hematoxylin; seen in lesions of lichen planus

noun

A nondividing, activated B cell that expresses membrane immunoglobulin

Etymology

From centro- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

centrocytes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

centrocytic centroblast

Synonyms

Lipschütz cell

Questions

How do you pronounce centrocyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛntɹəsaɪt/.
What does centrocyte mean?
Any follicular center cell that has a nuclear cleft
Where does centrocyte come from?
From centro- + -cyte.

How to pronounce centrocyte

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