hypothecal

H4Y4P3O1T1H4E1C3A1L1

adjective

Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton

Opposite
epithecal
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Meanings

adjectivehypothecal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton

    Two of the four hypothecal plates are very much enlarged.

    1978, Harold Charles Bold, Michael James Wynne, Introduction to the Algae: Structure and Reproduction, →ISBN, page 441

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
epithecal

Origin

From hypotheca + -al.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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