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-cyte

UK/-ˌsaɪt/

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Australia/-ˌsɑɪt/

-cyte suffix: used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

Suffix

-cyte

  1. Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

Origin of -cyte

From Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). Compare cyte.

Questions about -cyte

What does -cyte mean?
-cyte means used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.
What part of speech is -cyte?
-cyte is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -cyte?
-cyte is pronounced /-ˌsaɪt/ (UK).

Words near -cyte in the dictionary

  1. -culus
  2. -curium
  3. -curonium
  4. -cy
  5. -cycline
  6. -cyte
  7. -cytic
  8. -cytomatous
  9. -d
  10. -dactyl
  11. -dan

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