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Extracellular

[ek-struh-sel-yuh-ler]

ex·tra·cel·lu·lar

[ek-struh-sel-yuh-ler]
adjective Biology.
outside a cell or cells.

Origin:
1865–70; extra- + cellular

ex·tra·cel·lu·lar·ly, adverb
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Extracellular is always a great word to know.
So is metamorphosis. Does it mean:
profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and then to the adult butterfly
the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations
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extracellular (ˌɛkstrəˈsɛljʊlə)
 
adj
biology situated or occurring outside a cell or cells
 
extra'cellularly
 
adv

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extracellular ex·tra·cel·lu·lar (ěk'strə-sěl'yə-lər)
adj.
Located or occurring outside a cell or cells.

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Science Dictionary
extracellular   (ěk'strə-sěl'yə-lər)  Pronunciation Key 
Located or occurring outside a cell or cells.
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