exocytic

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/ˌɛksəʊˈsaɪtɪk/

adjective

Outside of a cell

OriginEnglish cyto- ← Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos) ← Proto-Hellenic *eks →
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Meanings

adjectiveexocytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOutside of a cell

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  8. Englishcyto-
  9. Englishexocytic

From exo- + cyto- + -ic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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