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granulocyte.

Any of various white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɹan.jə.ləʊˌsaɪt/Received-Pronunciation, contemporary/ˈɡɹæn.jə.ləʊˌsaɪt//ˈɡɹæn.jə.loʊˌsaɪt/Canada, General-American/ˈɡɹæn.jə.loʊˌsʌɪt/Canada
  1. Any of various white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English granulocyte From granule + -o- + -cyte.

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