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ri⋅mose

  [rahy-mohs, rahy-mohs]
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–adjective
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
Also, ri⋅mous  [rahy-muhs] .

Origin:
1720–30; < L rīmōsus full of cracks, equiv. to rīm(a) cleft, crack, chink + -ōsus -ose 1

Related forms:
ri⋅mose⋅ly, adverb
ri⋅mos⋅i⋅ty  [rahy-mos-i-tee] , noun
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rimose ri·mose (rī'mōs', rī-mōs')
adj.
Full of chinks, cracks, or crevices.

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