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cenosphere

cenosphere noun: a porous or hollow carbonaceous sphere-like particle formed during pyrolysis or in the course of the combustion of coal.

Noun

cenosphere (plural cenospheres)

  1. A porous or hollow carbonaceous sphere-like particle formed during pyrolysis or in the course of the combustion of coal.

Forms of cenosphere

pluralcenospheres

Origin of cenosphere

From ceno- + -sphere.

Questions about cenosphere

What does cenosphere mean?
Cenosphere means a porous or hollow carbonaceous sphere-like particle formed during pyrolysis or in the course of the combustion of coal.
What part of speech is cenosphere?
Cenosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of cenosphere?
The plural of cenosphere is cenospheres.

Words near cenosphere in the dictionary

  1. cenosis
  2. cenosite
  3. cenosites
  4. cenospecies
  5. cenospecific
  6. cenosphere
  7. cenospheres
  8. cenotaph
  9. cenotaphic
  10. cenotaphies
  11. cenotaphs

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