gamma-interferon

1. 1.

   a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes

   Broaderinterferon

Questions about gamma-interferon

What does gamma-interferon mean?

gamma-interferon means "a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes".

How many syllables are in gamma-interferon?

gamma-interferon has 5 syllables and divides as gam-ma-in-ter-fe-ron 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 gamma-interferon a common word?

gamma-interferon 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.