epithelioid

[ep-uh-thee-lee-oid]

ep·i·the·li·oid

[ep-uh-thee-lee-oid]
adjective
resembling epithelium.

Origin:
1875–80; epitheli(um) + -oid
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Epithelioid has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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epithelioid ep·i·the·li·oid (ěp'ə-thē'lē-oid')
adj.
Of or resembling epithelium.

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