chondrocranium

[kon-droh-krey-nee-uhm]

noun, plural chon·dro·cra·ni·ums, chon·dro·cra·ni·a

[-nee-uh] .

a braincase composed of cartilage rather than bone, as the skull of sharks and of the vertebrate embryo before ossification.

Origin:
1870–75; chondro- + cranium

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Chondrocranium has a plethora of syllables.

So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:

(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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chondrocranium chon·dro·cra·ni·um (kŏn'drō-krā'nē-əm)
n.
The cartilaginous parts of the developing skull.

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