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poikilohydric

poikilohydric adjective: having no mechanism to prevent desiccation.

Adjective

poikilohydric (not comparable)

  1. Having no mechanism to prevent desiccation

Antonyms of poikilohydric

Origin of poikilohydric

From poikilo- + -hydric.

Questions about poikilohydric

What does poikilohydric mean?
Poikilohydric means having no mechanism to prevent desiccation.
What part of speech is poikilohydric?
Poikilohydric is an adjective.

Words near poikilohydric in the dictionary

  1. poikilocytosis
  2. poikiloderma
  3. poikiloderma congenitale
  4. poikilodermas
  5. poikilodermatous
  6. poikilohydric
  7. poikilohydrous
  8. poikilohydry
  9. poikilotherm
  10. poikilothermal
  11. poikilothermia

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