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periodlike

periodlike adjective: resembling a period (time of menstruation).

Adjective

periodlike (comparative more periodlike, superlative most periodlike)

  1. Resembling a period (time of menstruation).
    • You may notice some periodlike cramping, particularly when you nurse if you're breast-feeding.1999, Pamela Maraldo, Women's health for dummies

Forms of periodlike

comparativemore periodlike
superlativemost periodlike

Origin of periodlike

From period + -like.

Questions about periodlike

What does periodlike mean?
Periodlike means resembling a period (time of menstruation).
What part of speech is periodlike?
Periodlike is an adjective.

Words near periodlike in the dictionary

  1. periodizations
  2. periodize
  3. periodized
  4. periodizes
  5. periodizing
  6. periodlike
  7. periodo
  8. periodogram
  9. periodograms
  10. periodontal
  11. periodontal ligament

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