List of 9-letter words ending with

Click to choose the fifth to last letter

Click to remove the fifth to last letter

Click to change word size
All alphabetical All by size 4 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

There are 17 nine-letter words ending with CYTE

ADIPOCYTE	• adipocyte n. (Cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy. • ADIPOCYTE n. a fat cell.
AMEBOCYTE	• amebocyte n. Alternative spelling of amoebocyte. • AMEBOCYTE n. a cell, like a leukocyte, having amoeboid form, also AMOEBOCYTE.
ASTROCYTE	• astrocyte n. (Neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain. • ASTROCYTE n. a much-branched, star-shaped neuroglia cell.
ATHROCYTE	• athrocyte n. (Biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles. • ATHROCYTE n. a cell having the ability to move and store foreign matter.
COENOCYTE	• coenocyte n. A cell with multiple nuclei, found in fungi, algae, protists and slime molds. • COENOCYTE n. a multinucleate unicellular organism in slime molds, fungi and algae.
FIBROCYTE	• fibrocyte n. An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen. • FIBROCYTE n. a normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage.
HAEMOCYTE	• haemocyte n. Alternative spelling of hemocyte. • HAEMOCYTE n. a blood cell, esp. a red cell, also HEMOCYTE.
IRIDOCYTE	• iridocyte n. (Histology) A cell, found in some animals, that is filled with iridescent crystals of guanine. • IRIDOCYTE n. a cell in the skin of a fish that gives the fish iridescence.
LEUCOCYTE	• leucocyte n. (Immunology) Alternative spelling of leukocyte. • LEUCOCYTE n. a colourless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, also LEUKOCYTE.
LEUKOCYTE	• leukocyte n. (Hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity. • LEUKOCYTE n. a colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, also LEUCOCYTE.
MACROCYTE	• macrocyte n. (Hematology, cytology) an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia. • MACROCYTE n. an abnormally large red blood corpuscle.
MICROCYTE	• microcyte n. An unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia. • MICROCYTE n. an unusually small red blood cell.
MYELOCYTE	• myelocyte n. A large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature. • myelocyte n. A cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord. • MYELOCYTE n. a nerve-cell of the brain or spinal cord.
OSTEOCYTE	• osteocyte n. (Cytology) A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone. • OSTEOCYTE n. a cell that is characteristic of adult bone.
PHAGOCYTE	• phagocyte n. (Cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs… • phagocyte v. (Transitive) To phagocytize. • PHAGOCYTE n. a white blood corpuscle that engulfs bacteria and other harmful particles.
SPOROCYTE	• sporocyte n. A cell that produces haploid spores during meiosis. • SPOROCYTE n. a diploid cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores.
THYMOCYTE	• thymocyte n. A lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell. • THYMOCYTE n. a lymphocyte found in the thymus.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
Definitions are short excerpt from the WikWik.org and 1Word.ws.

	Back to top
Previous List	Next List

See this list for:

English Wiktionary: 66 words
Scrabble in French: 10 words
Scrabble in Spanish: no word
Scrabble in Italian: no word
Scrabble in German: no word
Scrabble in Romanian: no word

Recommended websites

Visit WikWik.org - to search for words and build lists from Wiktionary's words.
www.BestWordList.com to create personalized word lists.
www.BestWordClub.com to play duplicate online scrabble.
1word.ws to play with words, anagrams, suffixes, prefixes, etc.
Ortograf.ws to look for words.

This site uses web cookies, click to learn more. Our privacy policy.
© Ortograf Inc. Website updated on 1 January 2024 (v-2.2.0z). Informations & Contacts.