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discoid

UK/ˈdɪs.kɔɪd/

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Australia/ˈdɪs.koɪd/

discoid adjective: shaped like a disc/disk.

Adjective

discoid (comparative more discoid, superlative most discoid)

  1. Shaped like a disc/disk.
  2. Having only disk florets, without petal-like ray florets.

Noun

discoid (plural discoids)

  1. A disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth

discoid meaning in Tamil

discoid in Tamil

சிறு வட்டு, வட்டு வடிவமுடைய

Synonyms of discoid

Forms of discoid

Adjective
comparativemore discoid
superlativemost discoid
Noun
pluraldiscoids

Origin of discoid

From disc + -oid.

Words formed from discoid

Words that rhyme with discoid

Questions about discoid

What does discoid mean?
Discoid means shaped like a disc/disk.
What is discoid in Tamil?
Discoid in Tamil is சிறு வட்டு, வட்டு வடிவமுடைய. See Discoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is discoid?
Discoid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce discoid?
Discoid is pronounced /ˈdɪs.kɔɪd/ (UK).

Words near discoid in the dictionary

  1. discohesiveness
  2. discohexact
  3. discohexacts
  4. discohexaster
  5. discohexasters
  6. discoid
  7. discoidal
  8. discoidin
  9. discoids
  10. discoing
  11. discoish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: discoid (page history and authors); discoid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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