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celenteron

celenteron is the alternative form of coelenteron.

Meaning of coelenteron

Noun

coelenteron (plural coelenterons or coelentera)

  1. The body cavity of a coelenterate.
    • Because dissolved oxygen in the water column is continuous with water in the coelenteron, it may lead to increased oxygen concentration within the coral.1999 February 5, I. Fagoonee et al., “The Dynamics of Zooxanthellae Populations: A Long-Term Study in the Field”, in Science, volume 283, number 5403, →DOI, pages 843–845

Forms of celenteron

pluralcelenterons
pluralcelentera

Questions about celenteron

What is celenteron the alternative form of?
Celenteron is the alternative form of coelenteron.

Words near celenteron in the dictionary

  1. Celentano
  2. Celentanos
  3. celentera
  4. celenterate
  5. celenterates
  6. celenteron
  7. celenterons
  8. celeration
  9. celeriac
  10. celeriack
  11. celeriacks

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