Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycocalix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gly-co-cal-ix
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rare spelling of glycocalyx.

Example Sentences

"Increased microvascular permeability due to a breakdown of the endothelial glycocalix results in an increased transcapillary escape rate of albumin in experimental sepsis [ 27 ]."

Etymology

From glyco- + calix.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: glyco

Inflected Forms

glycocalices (plural)

Questions

What does glycocalix mean?: Rare spelling of glycocalyx.
Where does glycocalix come from?: From glyco- + calix.

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