alveoliform

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adjective

Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.

“alveoliform animal”

OriginLatin alveolus →
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Meanings

adjectivealveoliform (comparative more alveoliform, superlative most alveoliform)

comparative more alveoliform · superlative most alveoliform

  1. archaicHaving the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.

    alveoliform animal

    1 more example

    alveoliform depressions

Origin

  1. Latinalveolus“cavity”
  2. Englishalveoliform

From Latin alveolus (“cavity”) + -iform.

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APA

alveoliform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveoliform

MLA

“alveoliform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveoliform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alveoliform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveoliform.

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