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dictyonal

dictyonal adjective: pertaining to a rigid framework of fused sponge spicules.

Adjective

dictyonal (comparative more dictyonal, superlative most dictyonal)

  1. Pertaining to a rigid framework of fused sponge spicules.

Forms of dictyonal

comparativemore dictyonal
superlativemost dictyonal

Origin of dictyonal

From dictyo- + -n- + -al, from Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net”).

Questions about dictyonal

What does dictyonal mean?
Dictyonal means pertaining to a rigid framework of fused sponge spicules.
What part of speech is dictyonal?
Dictyonal is an adjective.

Words near dictyonal in the dictionary

  1. dictyokineses
  2. dictyokinesis
  3. dictyol
  4. dictyoma
  5. dictyomas
  6. dictyonal
  7. dictyonite
  8. dictyopharid
  9. dictyopharids
  10. dictyopteran
  11. dictyopterans

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