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opercularization

opercularization noun: the formation and development of the operculum.

Noun

opercularization (uncountable)

  1. The formation and development of the operculum

Origin of opercularization

From opercular + -ization.

Words that rhyme with opercularization

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Questions about opercularization

What does opercularization mean?
Opercularization means the formation and development of the operculum.
What part of speech is opercularization?
Opercularization is a noun.

Words near opercularization in the dictionary

  1. opercled
  2. opercles
  3. opercula
  4. opercular
  5. opercularisation
  6. opercularization
  7. opercularly
  8. operculars
  9. operculate
  10. operculated
  11. operculates

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