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exothrix

exothrix is the alternative form of ectothrix.

Meaning of ectothrix

Noun

ectothrix (plural ectothrices)

  1. A sheath of conidia, on the outside of a hair, caused by a parasitic fungus

Questions about exothrix

What is exothrix the alternative form of?
Exothrix is the alternative form of ectothrix.

Words near exothrix in the dictionary

  1. exothermicities
  2. exothermicity
  3. exothermics
  4. exothermous
  5. exotherms
  6. exothrix
  7. exotic
  8. exotic atom
  9. exotic atoms
  10. exotic baryon
  11. exotic baryons

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