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ectosphere

ectosphere noun: the cortical zone of a centrosphere.

Noun

ectosphere (plural ectospheres)

  1. The cortical zone of a centrosphere

Forms of ectosphere

pluralectospheres

Origin of ectosphere

From ecto- + -sphere.

Questions about ectosphere

What does ectosphere mean?
Ectosphere means the cortical zone of a centrosphere.
What part of speech is ectosphere?
Ectosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of ectosphere?
The plural of ectosphere is ectospheres.

Words near ectosphere in the dictionary

  1. ectosomal
  2. ectosome
  3. ectosomes
  4. ectospermalege
  5. ectospermaleges
  6. ectosphere
  7. ectospheres
  8. ectosteal
  9. ectosteally
  10. ectostoses
  11. ectostosis

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