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corpusculous

corpusculous adjective: corpuscular.

Adjective

corpusculous (comparative more corpusculous, superlative most corpusculous)

  1. (archaic) corpuscular
    • From moths perfectly free from corpuscles he obtained healthy worms , and selecting 10 , 20 , 30 , 50 , as the case might be , he introduced into the worms the corpusculous matter1871, John Tyndall, Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Lectures, and Reviews

Forms of corpusculous

comparativemore corpusculous
superlativemost corpusculous

Words that rhyme with corpusculous

Questions about corpusculous

What does corpusculous mean?
Corpusculous means corpuscular.
What part of speech is corpusculous?
Corpusculous is an adjective.

Words near corpusculous in the dictionary

  1. corpuscularism
  2. corpuscularity
  3. corpusculated
  4. corpuscule
  5. corpuscules
  6. corpusculous
  7. corpuses
  8. corpusses
  9. Corpusty
  10. Corpusty and Saxthorpe
  11. Corpuz

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