monilial

M3O1N1I1L1I1A1L1
UK/məˈnɪlɪəl/

adjective

Pertaining to or caused by a monilia.

First used 20th c.Scrabble 10
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Meanings

adjectivemonilial (comparative more monilial, superlative most monilial)

comparative more monilial · superlative most monilial

  1. medicinePertaining to or caused by a monilia.First known use 20th c.

    Prince Q— […] suffers chronically from Candida albicans, with attendant susceptibilities to monilial sinusitis and thrush […].

    1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 33

Origin

From monilia + -al.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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