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vasculous

vasculous is the alternative form of vascular.

Meaning of vascular

Adjective

vascular (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids
    • Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal...2013 March, Nancy Langston, “Mining the Boreal North”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2016, page 98
    Synonyms:
    angio-

Questions about vasculous

What is vasculous the alternative form of?
Vasculous is the alternative form of vascular.

Words near vasculous in the dictionary

  1. vasculotoxic
  2. vasculotoxicity
  3. vasculotrophic
  4. vasculotropic
  5. vasculotropin
  6. vasculous
  7. vasculum
  8. vasculums
  9. vascuolation
  10. vase
  11. vase breath

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