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sievelike

sievelike adjective: resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass.

Adjective

sievelike (comparative more sievelike, superlative most sievelike)

  1. Resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass
    • a sievelike membrane
    Synonyms:
    ethmoid, ethmoidal

Synonyms of sievelike

Forms of sievelike

comparativemore sievelike
superlativemost sievelike

Origin of sievelike

From sieve + -like.

Questions about sievelike

What does sievelike mean?
Sievelike means resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass.
What part of speech is sievelike?
Sievelike is an adjective.

Words near sievelike in the dictionary

  1. sieveable
  2. sieved
  3. sieveful
  4. sievefuls
  5. sieveless
  6. sievelike
  7. siever
  8. sievers
  9. Sievers' law
  10. Sievers's law
  11. Sieversian

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