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pustulelike

pustulelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a pustule.

Adjective

pustulelike (comparative more pustulelike, superlative most pustulelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pustule.
    • Examination of the body of Pharaoh Ramses V, who died in 1157 B.C., revealed pustulelike scars on the face, neck, and shoulders, which appeared to have been caused by smallpox.2010, Robert I. Krasner, The Microbial Challenge: Science, Disease and Public Health, page 91

Forms of pustulelike

comparativemore pustulelike
superlativemost pustulelike

Origin of pustulelike

From pustule + -like.

Questions about pustulelike

What does pustulelike mean?
Pustulelike means resembling or characteristic of a pustule.
What part of speech is pustulelike?
Pustulelike is an adjective.

Words near pustulelike in the dictionary

  1. pustulation
  2. pustulations
  3. pustulatous
  4. pustule
  5. pustuled
  6. pustulelike
  7. pustulent
  8. pustules
  9. pustuliform
  10. pustulocrustaceous
  11. pustulose

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