Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juxtacrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jux-tacrine
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In direct contact, especially of one cell with another.

Etymology

From juxta- + Ancient Greek κρίνειν (krínein, “to separate”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κρίνειν

Synonyms

touching pertingent

Questions

What does juxtacrine mean?: In direct contact, especially of one cell with another.
Where does juxtacrine come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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