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amniotic

UK/æmniˈɒtɪk//æmniˈɑtɪk/

amniotic adjective: pertaining to the amnion.

Adjective

amniotic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the amnion.

amniotic meaning in Kannada, Arabic and Indonesian

amniotic in Kannada

ಒಳಕಂದುಪೊರೆಯ, ಒಳಬಸಿರು ಕಾಪೊರೆಯ

amniotic in Arabic

pertaining to the amnion
أَمْنِيُوتِيّ ʔamniyūtiyy

amniotic in Indonesian

pertaining to the amnion
amniotik

Origin of amniotic

Likely borrowed from French amniotique, from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon, “vessel for collecting the blood from sacrifices”). Equivalent to amnion + -otic.

Words formed from amniotic

Phrases with amniotic

Words that rhyme with amniotic

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Questions about amniotic

What does amniotic mean?
Amniotic means pertaining to the amnion.
What is amniotic in Kannada?
Amniotic in Kannada is ಒಳಕಂದುಪೊರೆಯ, ಒಳಬಸಿರು ಕಾಪೊರೆಯ. See Amniotic meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is amniotic?
Amniotic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce amniotic?
Amniotic is pronounced /æmniˈɒtɪk/ (UK).

Words near amniotic in the dictionary

  1. amnioserosae
  2. amnioserosal
  3. amnioserosas
  4. amniote
  5. amniotes
  6. amniotic
  7. amniotic fluid
  8. amniotic fluid embolism
  9. amniotic fluid embolisms
  10. amniotic fluids
  11. amniotic sac

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amniotic (page history and authors); amniotic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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