erythroid

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   relating to erythrocytes

Questions about erythroid

What does erythroid mean?

erythroid means "relating to erythrocytes".

How many syllables are in erythroid?

erythroid has 3 syllables and divides as e-ry-throid 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.

Is erythroid a common word?

erythroid 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.