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alveoliform

alveoliform adjective: having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.

Adjective

alveoliform (comparative more alveoliform, superlative most alveoliform)

  1. (archaic) Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
    • alveoliform depressions
    • alveoliform animal

Forms of alveoliform

comparativemore alveoliform
superlativemost alveoliform

Origin of alveoliform

From Latin alveolus (“cavity”) + -iform.

Questions about alveoliform

What does alveoliform mean?
Alveoliform means having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
What part of speech is alveoliform?
Alveoliform is an adjective.

Words near alveoliform in the dictionary

  1. alveolations
  2. alveole
  3. alveolectomy
  4. alveoles
  5. alveoli
  6. alveoliform
  7. alveolin
  8. alveolingual
  9. alveolinid
  10. alveolinids
  11. alveolins

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