phagocytose
verb
phagocytose is spelled P-H-A-G-O-C-Y-T-O-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, phagocytose means “To phagocytize; to ingest by phagocytosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phagocytose?
| Letters | 11: P-H-A-G-O-C-Y-T-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 phagocytose?
Phagocytose appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 phagocytose
- phagocytoses present, singular, he/she/it
- phagocytosing participle, present
- phagocytosed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phagocytose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To phagocytize; to ingest by phagocytosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phagocytose come from?
Back-formation from phagocytosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).