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nemaline

nemaline adjective: having the form of threads; fibrous.

Adjective

nemaline (comparative more nemaline, superlative most nemaline)

  1. Having the form of threads; fibrous.
  2. Having or involving nemaline bodies.
    • nemaline myopathy
    • nemaline patient

Forms of nemaline

comparativemore nemaline
superlativemost nemaline

Origin of nemaline

Latin nema (“thread”).

Words formed from nemaline

Phrases with nemaline

Questions about nemaline

What does nemaline mean?
Nemaline means having the form of threads; fibrous.
What part of speech is nemaline?
Nemaline is an adjective.

Words near nemaline in the dictionary

  1. nemacheilids
  2. Nemadi
  3. Nemaha
  4. Nemaha County
  5. Nemakit-Daldynian
  6. nemaline
  7. nemaline bodies
  8. nemaline body
  9. nemaline myopathy
  10. nemaliophycidaean
  11. nemalite

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