ceroid

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noun

A polymeric pigmented material composed of oxidized lipids and protein.

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Meanings

ceroid1

nounceroid (countable and uncountable, plural ceroids)

plural ceroids

  1. countableuncountableA polymeric pigmented material composed of oxidized lipids and protein.

ceroid2

adjectiveceroid (comparative more ceroid, superlative most ceroid)

comparative more ceroid · superlative most ceroid

  1. biologyResembling a cereus cactus.
nounceroid (plural ceroids)

plural ceroids

  1. biologyA plant resembling a cereus cactus.

Origin

From cereus + -oid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

coreidDericocrodie
Cite this entry
APA

ceroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceroid

MLA

“ceroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceroid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceroid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceroid.

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