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folliculous

folliculous adjective: follicular; having or producing follicles.

Adjective

folliculous (comparative more folliculous, superlative most folliculous)

  1. (archaic) Follicular; having or producing follicles.
    • folliculous tonsillitis
    • folliculous enteritis

Forms of folliculous

comparativemore folliculous
superlativemost folliculous

Origin of folliculous

Latin folliculosus (“full of husks”): compare French folliculeux.

Questions about folliculous

What does folliculous mean?
Folliculous means follicular; having or producing follicles.
What part of speech is folliculous?
Folliculous is an adjective.

Words near folliculous in the dictionary

  1. folliculometry
  2. folliculose
  3. folliculostellate
  4. folliculotropic
  5. folliculotropism
  6. folliculous
  7. folliculus
  8. follied
  9. follies
  10. folliful
  11. Follin

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