amacrine

A1M3A1C3R1I1N1E1
/ˈæməkɹɪn/

adjective

Without long processes.

OriginAncient Greek μᾰκρός →
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Meanings

adjectiveamacrine (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyWithout long processes.
nounamacrine (plural amacrines)

plural amacrines

  1. biologyAny cell that does not have a long process.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός“long”
  2. Englishamacrine

From a- (“not”) + Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós, “long”) + -ine.

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Translations

Portuguese amácrino
  • amácrinoof a cell: without long processes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AmericanCineramaNaciremamarcaine
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APA

amacrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amacrine

MLA

“amacrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amacrine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amacrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amacrine.

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