schwann

What does schwann mean?

schwann means "German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882)".

How many syllables are in schwann?

schwann has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. 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 schwann?

Close synonyms include Theodor Schwann. 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 schwann a common word?

schwann 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for schwann come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.