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/sklear"oyd, skler"-/, adj. Biol.hard or indurated.[1855-60; SCLER- + -OID]
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scleroid — scleroíd adj. m., pl. scleroízi; f. sg. scleroídă, pl. scleroíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic SCLEROÍD, Ă adj. cu aspect dur. (< fr. scléroïde) … Dicționar Român
Scleroid — Scle roid, a. [Gr. ?; sklhro s hard + e i^dos form.] (Bot.) Having a hard texture, as nutshells. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scleroid — [sklir′oid΄] adj. [ SCLER(O) + OID] Biol. hard or hardened … English World dictionary
scleroid — adj. Bot. & Zool. having a hard texture; hardened. Etymology: Gk skleros hard * * * scleroid, a. (skˈlɪərɔɪd) [f. Gr. σκληρό ς hard + oid.] a. Bot. ‘Having a hard texture, as the shells of nuts’. b. Zool. ‘Hard, as a sclere or sclerite;… … Useful english dictionary
scleroid — Indurated or sclerotic, of unusually firm texture, leathery, or of scarlike texture. SYN: sclerosal, sclerous. [sclero + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * scle·roid (sklērґoid) [sclero + oid] having a hard texture … Medical dictionary
scleroid — adj. hard, stiff, indurated (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
scleroid — scle·roid … English syllables
scleroid — scle•roid [[t]ˈsklɪər ɔɪd, ˈsklɛr [/t]] adj. Biol. bio hard or indurated • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
scleroid — /ˈsklɛrɔɪd/ (say skleroyd) adjective Biology hard or indurated …
sclerosal — SYN: scleroid. * * * scle·ro·sal (sklə roґsəl) indurated … Medical dictionary
