cell-free

1. 1.

   lacking cells

   “cell-free systems”

   “a cell-free homogenate of the thyroid”

   Similarnoncellular

Questions about cell-free

What does cell-free mean?

cell-free means "lacking cells".

How many syllables are in cell-free?

cell-free has 2 syllables: cell--free. The stress falls on "cell-".

Is cell-free a common word?

cell-free is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.