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PHAGOCYTE
Definition of PHAGOCYTE
noun
A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.
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Other senses
PHAGOCYTE carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A cell, such as a white blood cell, that engulfs and absorbs waste material, harmful microorganisms, or other foreign bodies in the bloodstream and tissues.
noun
A lymph-corpuscle, or white blood-corpuscle, regarded as an organism capable of devouring what it meets, especially pathogenic microbes.
noun
A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.
verb
phagocytose
Where it comes from
From the German Phagocyt, modified on the pattern of -cyte; phago- + -cyte.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,611)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHAGOCYTE · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHAGOCYTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 56 boards so far. 162 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PHAGOCYTE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEGHOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHAGOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
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