acinose

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adjective

Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions.

“acinose glands”

Similar
acinaracinousacinic
OriginLatin acinosus →
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Meanings

adjectiveacinose (not comparable)

alternative acinous

  1. not comparableConsisting of acini, or minute granular concretions.

    acinose glands

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)

Similar
acinaracinousacinic
Also see
acinaracinic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinacinosus
  2. Englishacinose

Latin acinosus, from acinus (“grapestone”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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