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crossvein

crossvein noun: a vein of ore that intersects another.

Noun

crossvein (plural crossveins)

  1. A vein of ore that intersects another.
  2. A vein in an insect's wing that connects others transversely.

Forms of crossvein

pluralcrossveins

Origin of crossvein

From cross- + vein.

Words formed from crossvein

Questions about crossvein

What does crossvein mean?
Crossvein means a vein of ore that intersects another.
What part of speech is crossvein?
Crossvein is a noun.
What is the plural of crossvein?
The plural of crossvein is crossveins.

Words near crossvein in the dictionary

  1. crossunders
  2. crossvalidate
  3. crossvalidated
  4. crossvalidation
  5. crossvalidations
  6. crossvein
  7. crossveined
  8. crossveinless
  9. crossveinlessness
  10. crossveins
  11. Crossville

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