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electrocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elec-tro-cyte
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A modified striated muscle cell that does not contract, but produces electric signals; the component of the electric organ in some fish.

Etymology

From electro- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

electrocytes (plural)

Synonyms

electroplaque

Questions

What does electrocyte mean?
A modified striated muscle cell that does not contract, but produces electric signals; the component of the electric organ in some fish.
Where does electrocyte come from?
From electro- + -cyte.

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