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fungosity

fungosity noun: the quality of being fungous or degree of being infused with fungus.

Noun

fungosity (countable and uncountable, plural fungosities)

  1. The quality of being fungous or degree of being infused with fungus.
  2. (archaic) A fungal growth.
    • The fungosities, which arise in wounds or ulcers, are easily repressed by gentle compression, dry lint, the sulphas cupri, or other gentle caustic.1833, Robley Dunglison, “Fungos′ity”, in A New Dictionary of Medical Science and Literature, […], volumes I (A–L), Boston, Mass.: […] [E. W. Metcalf and Company] for Charles Bowen, →OCLC, page 421...

fungosity meaning in Tamil

fungosity in Tamil

பூஞ்சைத் தன்மை

Forms of fungosity

pluralfungosities

Origin of fungosity

From fungous + -osity; compare French fungosité, fongosité.

Questions about fungosity

What does fungosity mean?
Fungosity means the quality of being fungous or degree of being infused with fungus.
What is fungosity in Tamil?
Fungosity in Tamil is பூஞ்சைத் தன்மை. See Fungosity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fungosity?
Fungosity is a noun.
What is the plural of fungosity?
The plural of fungosity is fungosities.

Words near fungosity in the dictionary

  1. fungophobia
  2. Fungor
  3. fungos
  4. fungose
  5. fungosities
  6. fungosity
  7. fungous
  8. fungs
  9. funguria
  10. fungus
  11. fungus beetle

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