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merides

merides is the plural of meride.

Meaning of meride

Noun (1)

meride (plural merides)

  1. (obsolete) An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave.

Noun (2)

meride (plural merides)

  1. A colony of plastids.
    • The living matter which goes to make up elementary cells , the plastids and merides whose combination constitutes living beings , already assumes , in nucleated cells , a peculiar form giving it distinct specific characteristics[…]1906, Louis-Lucien Baclé, Future Life in the Light of Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science

Questions about merides

What is merides the plural of?
Merides is the plural of meride.

Words near merides in the dictionary

  1. Merida
  2. meridamycin
  3. Meridas
  4. meride
  5. Meriden
  6. merides
  7. Merideth
  8. Merideths
  9. meridian
  10. meridian fennel
  11. meridian termite

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