Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pheochromocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pheochro-mo-cyte
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chromaffin cell.

Example Sentences

"It should be noted that the PC12 cell line is derived from electrically inexcitable pheochromocytes."

Etymology

From pheochrome + -o- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pheochrome
Suffix: -o-

Inflected Forms

pheochromocytes (plural) phaeochromocyte (alternative)

Derived Forms

pheochromocytoma

Questions

What does pheochromocyte mean?: A chromaffin cell.
Where does pheochromocyte come from?: From pheochrome + -o- + -cyte.

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