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hypothecal

hypothecal adjective: of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.

Adjective

hypothecal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton
    • Two of the four hypothecal plates are very much enlarged.1978, Harold Charles Bold, Michael James Wynne, Introduction to the Algae: Structure and Reproduction, →ISBN, page 441

Antonyms of hypothecal

Origin of hypothecal

From hypotheca + -al.

Questions about hypothecal

What does hypothecal mean?
Hypothecal means of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
What part of speech is hypothecal?
Hypothecal is an adjective.

Words near hypothecal in the dictionary

  1. hypothallus
  2. hypothamnolic acid
  3. hypothec
  4. hypotheca
  5. hypothecae
  6. hypothecal
  7. hypothecaries
  8. hypothecarily
  9. hypothecary
  10. hypothecate
  11. hypothecated

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