cineritious

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adjective

Cinereous.

OriginLatin cinericius ← Proto-Italic *kenis ← Proto-Indo-European *ken- →
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Meanings

adjectivecineritious (comparative more cineritious, superlative most cineritious)

comparative more cineritious · superlative most cineritious

  1. biologyCinereous.

    Its outer portion is composed exclusively of the white or fibrous neurine, and its interior contains a considerable portion of the cineritious or pulpy neurine, called sometimes the nucleus of the spinal marrow.

    1843, Caspar Wistar, A System of Anatomy for the Use of Students of Medicine, volume 2, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Company, page 560
  2. anatomyRelated to the cinerea.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ken-
  2. Proto-Italic*kenis
  3. Latinciner-
  4. Latincinericius
  5. Englishcineritious

Borrowed from Latin cinericius.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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