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holochroal

holochroal adjective: having compound lenses, each with separate cornea, each lens separated from others by shallow scleral walls; corneal membrane ends at lens edge.

Adjective

holochroal (not comparable)

  1. Having compound lenses, each with separate cornea, each lens separated from others by shallow scleral walls; corneal membrane ends at lens edge

Origin of holochroal

From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”) + English -al.

Questions about holochroal

What does holochroal mean?
Holochroal means having compound lenses, each with separate cornea, each lens separated from others by shallow scleral walls; corneal membrane ends at lens edge.
What part of speech is holochroal?
Holochroal is an adjective.

Words near holochroal in the dictionary

  1. holocharacters
  2. holochess
  3. holochlamydeous
  4. holochoanitic
  5. holochoantic
  6. holochroal
  7. holocinematographic
  8. holocinematography
  9. holoclonal
  10. holoclone
  11. holoclones

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