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cyl⋅in⋅droid

  [sil-in-droid]
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–noun
1. a solid having the form of a cylinder, esp. one with an elliptical, as opposed to a circular, cross section.
–adjective
2. resembling a cylinder.
Origin:
1655–65; < Gk kylindroeids cylinderlike. See cylinder, -oid
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cyl·in·droid   (sĭl'ən-droid')   
n.  A cylindrical surface or solid, all of whose sections perpendicular to the elements are elliptical.
adj.  Resembling a cylinder.
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Main Entry: 1cyl·in·droid
Pronunciation: 'sil-&n-"droid, s&-'lin-
Function: noun
: a spurious or mucous urinary cast thatresembles a hyaline cast but has one tapered, stringy, twisted end

Main Entry: 2cylindroid
Function: adjective
: shaped somewhat like a cylinder cylindroid —J. T. Lucker>
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cylindroid cyl·in·droid (sĭl'ən-droid')
n.

  1. A cylindrical surface or solid all of whose sections perpendicular to the elements are elliptical.

  2. A mucous thread with pointed or split ends, observed microscopically in the urine, and resembling a urinary cast.

adj.
Resembling a cylinder.

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