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solenocyte

[ suh-lee-nuh-sahyt, -len-uh- ]

noun

, Zoology.
  1. 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.


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Other Words From

  • so·le·no·cyt·ic [s, uh, -lee-n, uh, -, sit, -ik, -len-, uh, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of solenocyte1

1900–05; < Greek sōlḗn pipe, channel + -o- + -cyte
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Example Sentences

Genital funnel. n, Neck of solenocyte. n.c,

Nephridiopore. nst, Nephridiostome. nu, Nucleus of solenocyte. s, Solenocytes. t, Tube.

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