Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Nearby Words

moniliform

 - 4 dictionary results
Moniliform
Breaking News, Expert Tips, Member Support, Treatment Options & More
www.everydayhealth.com

mo⋅nil⋅i⋅form

  [moh-nil-uh-fawrm]
Use moniliform in a Sentence
–adjective
1. Botany, Zoology. consisting of or characterized by a series of beadlike swellings alternating with contractions, as certain roots or stems.
2. resembling a string of beads in shape.
Origin:
1795–1805; < L monīli- (s. of monīle necklace) + -form

Related forms:
mo⋅nil⋅i⋅form⋅ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To moniliform
Moniliform
Breaking News, Expert Tips, Member Support, Treatment Options & More
www.everydayhealth.com
mo·nil·i·form   (mō-nĭl'ə-fôrm')   
adj.  Resembling a string of beads, as the roots of certain plants or the antennae of certain insects.

[Latin monīle, necklace + -form.]
mo·nil'i·form'ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mo·nil·i·form
Pronunciation: m&-'nil-&-"form
Function: adjective
: jointed or constricted at regular intervals so asto resemble a string of beads
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

moniliform mo·nil·i·form (mə-nĭl'ə-fôrm')
adj.
Shaped like a string of beads.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see moniliform on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way