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botryoidal

UK/ˌbɒt.ɹiˈɔɪ.dəl/US/ˌbɑt.ɹiˈɔɪ.dəl/

botryoidal adjective: having the form of a bunch of grapes.

Adjective

botryoidal (comparative more botryoidal, superlative most botryoidal)

  1. Having the form of a bunch of grapes.
    • The oxyde of cobalt, […] is found either ſuperficial, interſperſed, or in lumps; ſometimes botryoidal or reniform or bearing particular impreſſions.1799, William Babington, “[Class III. Metals. Order II. Fragile. Genus IV. Cobalt.] Species II. Native Oxyde of Cobalt.”, in A New System of Mineralogy, in the Form of a Catalogue, after the Manner...

botryoidal meaning in Bengali

botryoidal in Bengali

আঙুরের থোকার মতো দেখতে

Forms of botryoidal

comparativemore botryoidal
superlativemost botryoidal

Origin of botryoidal

By surface analysis, botry- + -o- + -id + -al.

Words formed from botryoidal

Words that rhyme with botryoidal

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Questions about botryoidal

What does botryoidal mean?
Botryoidal means having the form of a bunch of grapes.
What is botryoidal in Bengali?
Botryoidal in Bengali is আঙুরের থোকার মতো দেখতে. See Botryoidal meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is botryoidal?
Botryoidal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce botryoidal?
Botryoidal is pronounced /ˌbɒt.ɹiˈɔɪ.dəl/ (UK).

Words near botryoidal in the dictionary

  1. botryllids
  2. botryococcene
  3. botryococcenes
  4. botryogen
  5. botryoid
  6. botryoidal
  7. botryoidally
  8. botryoids
  9. botryolite
  10. botryomycosis
  11. botryomycotic

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