extrasynaptic

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adjective

Exterior to a synapse.

OriginEnglish synaptic ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveextrasynaptic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExterior to a synapse.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ultrasynaptic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-
  7. Englishsynaptic
  8. Englishextrasynaptic

From extra- + synaptic.

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APA

extrasynaptic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrasynaptic

MLA

“extrasynaptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrasynaptic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrasynaptic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrasynaptic.

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