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boluses

boluses is the plural of bolus.

Meaning of bolus

Noun

bolus (plural boluses or (nonstandard) boli)

  1. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
  2. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
    • I gave him a bolus, twice the size of a gooseberry.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

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Questions about boluses

What is boluses the plural of?
Boluses is the plural of bolus.

Words near boluses in the dictionary

  1. Bolu
  2. Boluarte
  3. Boluonuo
  4. bolus
  5. bolused
  6. boluses
  7. bolusing
  8. Bolvașnița
  9. Bolventor
  10. bolving
  11. Bolwarra

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