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acetabulous

acetabulous adjective: cup-shaped; acetabular.

Adjective

acetabulous (not comparable)

  1. cup-shaped; acetabular.

Origin of acetabulous

From New Latin acetabulosus; by surface analysis, acetabulo- + -ous.

Questions about acetabulous

What does acetabulous mean?
Acetabulous means cup-shaped; acetabular.
What part of speech is acetabulous?
Acetabulous is an adjective.

Words near acetabulous in the dictionary

  1. acetabuliform
  2. acetabulo-
  3. acetabulofemoral
  4. acetabuloplasties
  5. acetabuloplasty
  6. acetabulous
  7. acetabulum
  8. acetabulums
  9. acetacetic
  10. acetacetic acid
  11. acetachlor

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