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dis⋅coid

[dis-koid]
–adjective Also, dis⋅coi⋅dal.
1. having the form of a discus or disk; flat and circular.
2. Botany. (of a composite flower) consisting of a disk only, without rays.
–noun
3. something in the form of a disk.
4. Dentistry. an excavator with a disklike blade.

Origin:
1785–95; < LL discoīdēs < Gk diskoeids quoit-shaped. See discus, -oid
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Main Entry: 2discoid
Function: noun
: an instrument with a disk-shaped blade used in dentistry for carving
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discoid dis·coid (dĭs'koid') or dis·coi·dal (dĭ-skoid'l)
adj.
Shaped like or resembling a disk.

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