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spinnerets

spinnerets is the plural of spinneret.

Meaning of spinneret

Noun

spinneret (plural spinnerets)

  1. The organ a spider uses to spin its web.
  2. A multipored device through which a plastic polymer melt is extruded into fibers.

Questions about spinnerets

What is spinnerets the plural of?
Spinnerets is the plural of spinneret.

Words near spinnerets in the dictionary

  1. spinner wheel
  2. spinner wheels
  3. spinnerbait
  4. spinnerbaits
  5. spinneret
  6. spinnerets
  7. spinnerette
  8. spinnerettes
  9. spinneries
  10. spinners
  11. spinnerule

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