paracrine
/pæɹəkɹaɪn/adjective
paracrine is spelled P-A-R-A-C-R-I-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, paracrine means “Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in paracrine?
| Letters | 9: P-A-R-A-C-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 paracrine?
Paracrine appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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).
How do you pronounce paracrine?
- /pæɹəkɹaɪn/
- /pæɹəkɹɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paracrine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paracrine come from?
From para- + -crine, modelled on German parakrin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).