phagocytic
adjective
phagocytic is spelled P-H-A-G-O-C-Y-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, phagocytic means “Of or pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phagocytic?
| Letters | 10: P-H-A-G-O-C-Y-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 phagocytic?
Phagocytic appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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).
What does phagocytic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phagocytic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phagocytaire |
| Portuguese | fagocítico |
| Spanish | fagocítico |
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.
Where does phagocytic come from?
From phagocyte + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).