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tactoidlike

tactoidlike adjective: having the characteristics of a tactoid.

Adjective

tactoidlike (not comparable)

  1. Having the characteristics of a tactoid
    • At equilibrium, large millimetric drops are tactoidlike, elongated along the director of the surrounding nematic fluid.2016, Kanakapura S. Krishnamurthy, Pramoda Kumar, Nani B. Palakurthy, Channabasaveshwar V. Yelamaggad, Epifanio G. Virga, “Interfacial and morphological features of a twist-bend nematic drop”, in...

Origin of tactoidlike

From tactoid + -like.

Questions about tactoidlike

What does tactoidlike mean?
Tactoidlike means having the characteristics of a tactoid.
What part of speech is tactoidlike?
Tactoidlike is an adjective.

Words near tactoidlike in the dictionary

  1. tactlessly
  2. tactlessness
  3. tactlessnesses
  4. tactoid
  5. tactoidal
  6. tactoidlike
  7. tactoids
  8. tactometer
  9. tactometers
  10. tactor
  11. tactors

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