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triticeal

US/ˌtrɪt.əˈsiː.əl/

triticeal adjective: shaped like a grain of wheat, especially denoting to the pair of small cartilages in the larynx.

Adjective

triticeal (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like a grain of wheat, especially denoting to the pair of small cartilages in the larynx.
    • triticeal cartilage

Origin of triticeal

From Latin triticeus + -al, from triticum (“wheat”) + -eus (adjective suffix).

Words that rhyme with triticeal

Questions about triticeal

What does triticeal mean?
Triticeal means shaped like a grain of wheat, especially denoting to the pair of small cartilages in the larynx.
What part of speech is triticeal?
Triticeal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce triticeal?
Triticeal is pronounced /ˌtrɪt.əˈsiː.əl/ (US).

Words near triticeal in the dictionary

  1. triticale
  2. triticales
  3. triticalities
  4. triticality
  5. tritically
  6. triticeal
  7. triticeous
  8. triticin
  9. triticonazole
  10. triticum
  11. triticums

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