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hemocyte

he·mo·cyte
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hee-muh-sahyt, hem-uh-]
    • /ˈhi məˌsaɪt, ˈhɛm ə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hee-muh-sahyt, hem-uh-]
    • /ˈhi məˌsaɪt, ˈhɛm ə-/

Definitions of hemocyte word

  • noun hemocyte a blood cell. 1
  • noun hemocyte A blood cell, especially in an invertebrate. 1
  • noun hemocyte a blood cell 0
  • noun hemocyte Any blood cell, especially that of an invertebrate. 0

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Origin of hemocyte

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; hemo- + -cyte

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Parts of speech for Hemocyte

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hemocyte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hemocyte usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hemocyte

noun hemocyte

  • red blood cell — Physiology. one of the cells of the blood, which in mammals are enucleate disks concave on both sides, contain hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to the cells and tissues and carbon dioxide back to the respiratory organs. Abbreviation: RBC.
  • white blood cell — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
  • corpuscle — Corpuscles are red or white blood cells.
  • leukocyte — white blood cell.
  • red corpuscle — a red blood cell.

Top questions with hemocyte

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