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Follicular

[fuh-lik-yuh-ler]

fol·lic·u·lar

[fuh-lik-yuh-ler]
adjective
1.
pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a follicle or follicles; provided with follicles.
2.
Pathology. affecting or originating in a follicle or follicles.
Also, fol·lic·u·late [fuh-lik-yuh-lit, -leyt] , fol·lic·u·lat·ed.


Origin:
1670–80; < Latin follicul(us) (see follicle) + -ar1
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Follicular is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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follicle (ˈfɒlɪkəl)
 
n
1.  any small sac or cavity in the body having an excretory, secretory, or protective function: a hair follicle
2.  botany a dry fruit, formed from a single carpel, that splits along one side only to release its seeds: occurs in larkspur and columbine
 
[C17: from Latin folliculus small bag, from follis pair of bellows, leather money-bag]
 
follicular
 
adj
 
folliculate
 
adj
 
fol'liculated
 
adj

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follicular fol·lic·u·lar (fə-lĭk'yə-lər)
adj.

  1. Relating to, having, or resembling a follicle or follicles.

  2. Affecting or growing out of a follicle or follicles.

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