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otoconium

otoconium noun: synonym of otolith.

Noun

otoconium (plural otoconia)

  1. Synonym of otolith.
    Synonyms:
    otolith

Synonyms of otoconium

Forms of otoconium

pluralotoconia

Origin of otoconium

A Latinised adaptation (taking the form of a Latin second-declension neuter noun in the nominative case, as if from a Latin *ōtoconium) of the French otoconie (whence otocony, otokony), itself formed from the Ancient Greek οὖς, ὠτ- (oûs, ōt-, “ot-; ear”) + κονία (konía, “dust”).

Words formed from otoconium

Questions about otoconium

What does otoconium mean?
Otoconium means synonym of otolith.
What part of speech is otoconium?
Otoconium is a noun.
What is the plural of otoconium?
The plural of otoconium is otoconia.

Words near otoconium in the dictionary

  1. otoconial
  2. otoconin
  3. otoconins
  4. otoconite
  5. otoconites
  6. otoconium
  7. otocrane
  8. otocranes
  9. otocranial
  10. otocranium
  11. otocyst

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