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pyknosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-kno-sis
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύκνωσις (púknōsis, “thickening”), from πυκνός (puknós, “compact”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyknoses (plural) pycnosis (alternative)

Derived Forms

pyknotic

Synonyms

karyopyknosis pycnosis

Questions

What does pyknosis mean?
Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.
Where does pyknosis come from?
From Ancient Greek πύκνωσις (púknōsis, “thickening”), from πυκνός (puknós, “compact”).

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