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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
col-lo-cyte
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various cells that produce gluey substances, that bind or capture prey or objects by securing them with gluey materials and structures, or that simply have a smooth and gelatinous appearance.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -cyte.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

collocytes (plural)

Synonyms

glue cell

Questions

What does collocyte mean?
Any of various cells that produce gluey substances, that bind or capture prey or objects by securing them with gluey materials and structures, or that simply have a smooth and gelatinous appearance.
Where does collocyte come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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