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poriform

poriform adjective: resembling a pore.

Adjective

poriform (comparative more poriform, superlative most poriform)

  1. Resembling a pore
    • poriform glands

Forms of poriform

comparativemore poriform
superlativemost poriform

Origin of poriform

From Latin porus (“pore”) + -form. Compare French poriforme.

Questions about poriform

What does poriform mean?
Poriform means resembling a pore.
What part of speech is poriform?
Poriform is an adjective.

Words near poriform in the dictionary

  1. poriferic
  2. poriferologist
  3. poriferologists
  4. poriferous
  5. porifers
  6. poriform
  7. porin
  8. porine
  9. porines
  10. poriness
  11. porinflammatory

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