afferent
Definitions
Noun
- A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
Adjective
- Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the cns
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Spelled Like
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | different | 3 | 312 |
| 2 | differently | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | parent | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | indifferent | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | fervent | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | ferment | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | affront | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | affluent | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | adherent | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | efferent | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | daffern | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | arent | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | rafferty | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | lafferty | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | ferments | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | fermenta | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | cafferty | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | affronts | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | saffer | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | laffer | 2 | 0 |
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| 1 | efferent | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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