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raphis

raphis is the alternative form of raphide.

Meaning of raphide

Noun

raphide (plural raphides)

  1. A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells.

Forms of raphis

pluralraphides

Questions about raphis

What is raphis the alternative form of?
Raphis is the alternative form of raphide.

Words near raphis in the dictionary

  1. raphidoviruses
  2. raphids
  3. raphigraph
  4. raphigraphs
  5. raphigraphy
  6. raphis
  7. raphistomatid
  8. raphistomatids
  9. Raphoe
  10. Raphson
  11. rapid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: raphis (page history and authors); raphide (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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