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heterovalvar

heterovalvar adjective: of a diatom: having dissimilar valves.

Adjective

heterovalvar (not comparable)

  1. Of a diatom: having dissimilar valves.

Origin of heterovalvar

From hetero- + valvar.

Questions about heterovalvar

What does heterovalvar mean?
Heterovalvar means of a diatom: having dissimilar valves.
What part of speech is heterovalvar?
Heterovalvar is an adjective.

Words near heterovalvar in the dictionary

  1. heterousia
  2. heterousian
  3. heterovalence
  4. heterovalences
  5. heterovalent
  6. heterovalvar
  7. heterovalvate
  8. heterovariant
  9. heteroxanthin
  10. heteroxanthine
  11. heteroxenic

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