autocoid

Questions about autocoid

What does autocoid mean?

autocoid means "any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification".

How many syllables are in autocoid?

autocoid has 3 syllables and divides as au-to-coid under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for autocoid?

Close synonyms include autacoid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is autocoid a common word?

autocoid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.