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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melanocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
melanocyte
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From melano- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

melanocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

melanocytic melanocytosis nevomelanocyte premelanocyte

Phrases

melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Questions

What does melanocyte mean?
A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.
Where does melanocyte come from?
From melano- + -cyte.

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