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kinocilium

/ˌkaɪnəˈsɪliəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kinocil-i-um
IPA
/ˌkaɪnəˈsɪliəm/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A special type of cilium on the apex of hair cells, located in the sensory epithelium of the vertebrate inner ear and involved in the senses of movement and hearing.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move, put in motion”) + Latin cilium (“eyelid”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kinocilia (plural)

Derived Forms

kinocilial kinociliary

Rhymes With

william ilium ileum cilium supercilium milium reptilium pileum suprailium subilium

Questions

How do you pronounce kinocilium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkaɪnəˈsɪliəm/.
What does kinocilium mean?
A special type of cilium on the apex of hair cells, located in the sensory epithelium of the vertebrate inner ear and involved in the senses of movement and hearing.
Where does kinocilium come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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