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reticulose

reticulose adjective: forming a network; characterized by a reticulated structure.

Adjective

reticulose (comparative more reticulose, superlative most reticulose)

  1. Forming a network; characterized by a reticulated structure.
    • A reticulose rhizopod is one in which the pseudopodia blend together and form irregular meshes.

Noun

reticulose

  1. A solution of ribonucleic acid and short-chain peptides that has been used as an antiviral medication.
    • The possible protective effects of ferritin and reticulose are being studied.1951, United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps, Consolidated R&D Annual Project Report, page 557
    • Recently, reticulose has been described as an immune system modulator, and early clinical studies have shown that reticuose has an ability to rapidly inhibit the course of a variety of viral diseases, particularly in the acute stage.1998, Atta-ur Rahman, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, page 531

Forms of reticulose

comparativemore reticulose
superlativemost reticulose

Questions about reticulose

What does reticulose mean?
Reticulose means forming a network; characterized by a reticulated structure.
What part of speech is reticulose?
Reticulose can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near reticulose in the dictionary

  1. reticulopodial
  2. reticulopodium
  3. reticulorumen
  4. reticulorumens
  5. reticuloruminal
  6. reticulose
  7. reticuloses
  8. reticulosis
  9. reticulospinal
  10. reticulotegmental
  11. reticulothalamic

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