phagocyte
Meaning of phagocyte
noun
A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.
verb
To phagocytize
Information about phagocyte
- The plural form of phagocyte is: phagocytes.
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Hyphenation of phagocyte
phago-cyte
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- phagocyte is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of phagocyte
Words that rhyme with phagocyte
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