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scalpelliform

scalpelliform adjective: having the form of the blade of a scalpel or penknife.

Adjective

scalpelliform (not comparable)

  1. having the form of the blade of a scalpel or penknife

Origin of scalpelliform

From scalpel + -iform.

Questions about scalpelliform

What does scalpelliform mean?
Scalpelliform means having the form of the blade of a scalpel or penknife.
What part of speech is scalpelliform?
Scalpelliform is an adjective.

Words near scalpelliform in the dictionary

  1. scalpel
  2. scalpeliform
  3. scalpella
  4. scalpellid
  5. scalpellids
  6. scalpelliform
  7. scalpellum
  8. scalpellus
  9. scalpels
  10. scalper
  11. scalpers

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