Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supersensitivity

/ˌsuːpəɹ.sɛnsəˈtɪvətiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-sen-si-tiv-i-ty
IPA: /ˌsuːpəɹ.sɛnsəˈtɪvətiː/

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Because D 1 dopamine receptors are known to act through stimulatory heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate-binding (G s ) proteins and activation of the cAMP pathway, up-regulation of this pathway in the nucleus accumbens could account for the functional supersensitivity of D 1 receptors observed in these neurons--which occurs in the absence of detectable changes in the receptors themselves--after chronic cocaine (or other stimulant) exposure (18 )."
"In the next generation seeds were screened for ABA supersensitivity (era1/era1)."
"The effects of inactivity on new receptor synthesis and denervation supersensitivity are mediated by Ca 2 influx (24 )."

Etymology

From super- + sensitivity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce supersensitivity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsuːpəɹ.sɛnsəˈtɪvətiː/.
What does supersensitivity mean?: Extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.
Where does supersensitivity come from?: From super- + sensitivity.

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