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bancroftian

bancroftian adjective: caused by the roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti.

Adjective (1)

bancroftian (not comparable)

  1. Caused by the roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti

Adjective (2) capitalized: Bancroftian

Bancroftian (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of bancroftian.

Origin of bancroftian

From Bancroft + -ian.

Questions about bancroftian

What does bancroftian mean?
Bancroftian means caused by the roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti.
What part of speech is bancroftian?
Bancroftian is an adjective.

Words near bancroftian in the dictionary

  1. bancorporation
  2. bancorporations
  3. bancors
  4. bancos
  5. Bancroft
  6. bancroftian
  7. bancroftiasis
  8. bancroftosis
  9. Bancrofts
  10. bancs
  11. Bancuro

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