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ceroid

ceroid noun: a polymeric pigmented material composed of oxidized lipids and protein.

Noun (1)

ceroid (countable and uncountable, plural ceroids)

  1. A polymeric pigmented material composed of oxidized lipids and protein.

Adjective

ceroid (comparative more ceroid, superlative most ceroid)

  1. Resembling a cereus cactus.

Noun (2)

ceroid (plural ceroids)

  1. A plant resembling a cereus cactus.

Forms of ceroid

Noun
pluralceroids
Adjective
comparativemore ceroid
superlativemost ceroid

Origin of ceroid

From cereus + -oid.

Words formed from ceroid

Questions about ceroid

What does ceroid mean?
Ceroid means a polymeric pigmented material composed of oxidized lipids and protein.
What part of speech is ceroid?
Ceroid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of ceroid?
The plural of ceroid is ceroids.

Words near ceroid in the dictionary

  1. cerographies
  2. cerographist
  3. cerographists
  4. cerographs
  5. cerography
  6. ceroid
  7. ceroidosis
  8. ceroids
  9. cerolein
  10. ceroleins
  11. cerolite

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