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reticulums

reticulums is the plural of reticulum.

Meaning of reticulum

Noun

reticulum (plural reticula or reticulums)

  1. A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
  2. A pattern of interconnected objects.
  3. The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
    • As the young ruminant consumes forages, the reticulum, and particularly the rumen, develop rapidly.2013 [1966], Robert E. Hungate, The Rumen and Its Microbes, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 162
  4. The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
    Synonyms:
    honeycomb tripe

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Questions about reticulums

What is reticulums the plural of?
Reticulums is the plural of reticulum.

Words near reticulums in the dictionary

  1. reticulothalamocortical
  2. reticulotropic
  3. reticulotubular
  4. reticulovesicular
  5. reticulum
  6. reticulums
  7. retie
  8. retied
  9. retier
  10. retiered
  11. retiering

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