exocrine
adjective, noun
exocrine is spelled E-X-O-C-R-I-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, exocrine means “Producing external secretions that are released through a duct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in exocrine?
| Letters | 8: E-X-O-C-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is exocrine?
Exocrine appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of exocrine
- exocrines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exocrine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
- 2
Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.
noun
- 1
The secretion of an exocrine gland.
- 2
An exocrine gland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exocrine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense producing external secretions that are released through a duct:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exocrine |
| German | exokrin |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.