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epivalve

epivalve noun: the apical (top) valve of a diatom.

Noun

epivalve (plural epivalves)

  1. The apical (top) valve of a diatom

Forms of epivalve

pluralepivalves

Origin of epivalve

From epi- + valve.

Questions about epivalve

What does epivalve mean?
Epivalve means the apical (top) valve of a diatom.
What part of speech is epivalve?
Epivalve is a noun.
What is the plural of epivalve?
The plural of epivalve is epivalves.

Words near epivalve in the dictionary

  1. epityphlitis
  2. epitypification
  3. epitypifications
  4. epitypified
  5. epitypify
  6. epivalve
  7. epivalves
  8. epivariant
  9. epivariants
  10. epivolkenin
  11. epixylic

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