Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amphicrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-phi-crine
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having both endocrine and exocrine characteristics

Example Sentences

"The cell line is an amphicrine model with exocrine and endocrine functions and is characterized by the presence of digestive enzyme-containing dense core vesicles [12]."

Etymology

From amphi- + crine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: amphi

Questions

What does amphicrine mean?: Having both endocrine and exocrine characteristics
Where does amphicrine come from?: From amphi- + crine.

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