| 单词 | solenocyte |
| 释义 | solenocyte in American English (səˈlinəˌsaɪt) noun an elongated, tubular flame cell with one or more long flagella, occurring in certain annelids, cephalochordates, etc. Word origin < Gr sōlēn, a channel + -cytesolenocyte in American English (səˈlinəˌsait, -ˈlenə-) noun Zoology a type of long, narrow, flagellated cell that functions in excretion of nitrogenous wastes and occurs in a variety of organisms, including certain annelids and mollusks Derived forms solenocytic (səˌlinəˈsɪtɪk, -ˌlenə-) adjective Word origin [1900–05; ‹ Gk sōle᷄n pipe, channel + -o- + -cyte]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clone, decompression, desensitize, hookup, throwaway-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -cyte is a combining form meaning “cell,” used as the final element in compound words.Other words that use the affix -cyte include: acanthocyte, coenocyte, oocyte, spermatocyte, thrombocyte |
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