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contact inhibition

con·tact in·hi·bi·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-takt in-i-bish-uh n, in-hi-]
    • /ˈkɒn tækt ˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, ˌɪn hɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-takt in-i-bish-uh n, in-hi-]
    • /ˈkɒn tækt ˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, ˌɪn hɪ-/

Definitions of contact inhibition words

  • noun contact inhibition the cessation of movement, growth, and division in cells that touch each other. 1
  • noun contact inhibition Inhibition of cell division in normal (noncancerous) cells when they contact a neighboring cell. 0
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Origin of contact inhibition

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Contact inhibition

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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contact inhibition popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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