electroreceptor
nounHow to pronounce electroreceptor:
Definition of electroreceptor:
- electroreceptor (noun):
- a vertebrate organ found especially in fish that contains sensory cells capable of detecting electric fields
Here are some other common 6-syllable words.
- ergonomically
- theoretically
- autobiography
- uneconomical
- actualization
- microdistillation
- antero-lateral
- institutionalized
- compartmentalizing
- methodological
- unovercomable
- vulnerability
- absorptiometry
- acrobatically
- anthropomorphism
- familiarism
- megalomania
- lactose-intolerant
- believability
- octogenarian
- veterinarian
- schistosomiasis
- educationalist
- identifiable
- ceremoniously
- undefinitively
- unapologetic
- infinitesimal
- undistinguishable
- unjustifiable
- rationalization
- proportionately
- egalitarian
- peculiarity
- functionality
- parliamentary
- photographically
- circumlocutory
- capitalization
- illegitimately
- contemporaneously
- amiability
- authoritatively
- insubordination
- unexceptional
- incapacitation
- indecipherable
- impressionable
- recriminatory
- uncharacteristic
- … more
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