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amygdaloid

 
Dictionary: a·myg·da·loid
(ə-mĭg'də-loid') pronunciation
n.
A volcanic rock containing many amygdules.

adj. also a·myg·da·loi·dal (ə-mĭg'də-loi'dl)
  1. Shaped like an almond.
  2. Anatomy. Of or relating to the amygdala.
  3. Resembling a volcanic rock that contains many amygdules.

[Latin amygdala, almond; see amygdala + -OID.]


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(ə-mĭg'də-loid') or a·myg·da·loi·dal (ə-mĭg'də-loid'l)
adj.
  1. Shaped like an almond.
  2. Of or relating to an amygdala.
WordNet: amygdaloid
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: shaped like an almond
  Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloidal


Wikipedia: Amygdaloid
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Amygdaloid, derived from the Latin for almond, can refer to:


Translations: Amygdaloid
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mandelformet
n. - mandelsten

Nederlands (Dutch)
amandelvormig

Français (French)
adj. - amygdaloïde, en forme d'amande
n. - amigdaloïde

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mandelförmig
n. - (Geol.) Vulkangestein

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμυγδαλοειδής

Italiano (Italian)
amigdaloide

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - amidalóide (Anat.) (Pet.)

Русский (Russian)
амигдалоид

Español (Spanish)
adj. - amigdaloide, con forma de amígdala
n. - amigdaloide

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - amygdalisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
杏仁状的, 似杏仁岩的, 杏仁岩

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 杏仁狀的, 似杏仁岩的
n. - 杏仁岩

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 행인상 용암의
n. - 행인상 용암

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 杏仁状溶岩
adj. - 杏仁状の, 杏仁状溶岩の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) الملوزه : سخر بركاني مشتمل على تجاويف صغيره ملأى بالواسب من مختلف المعادن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בצורת שקד, שקדי‬
n. - ‮צורת שקד‬


 
 
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