English Explanatory Dictionary

cyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of cell (“quantity of protoplasm, containing a nucleus, enclosed within a cell membrane”).
noun
  1. Obsolete form of city.

Pronunciation

/saɪt/ /sʌɪt/

Word forms

cyte cytes

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos, “hollow”, “vessel”); compare -cyte.

Synonyms

cell
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