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proconcave

proconcave adjective: in reference to ribs on shells, with the shape of a concave bend towards the aperture, but initially straight.

Adjective

proconcave (not comparable)

  1. In reference to ribs on shells, with the shape of a concave bend towards the aperture, but initially straight.

Origin of proconcave

From pro- + concave.

Questions about proconcave

What does proconcave mean?
Proconcave means in reference to ribs on shells, with the shape of a concave bend towards the aperture, but initially straight.
What part of speech is proconcave?
Proconcave is an adjective.

Words near proconcave in the dictionary

  1. procommunists
  2. procompensation
  3. procompetition
  4. procompetitive
  5. procompromise
  6. proconcave
  7. proconformity
  8. proconidia
  9. proconidial
  10. proconidium
  11. proconiine

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