pityroid

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adjective

Having the form of, or resembling, bran.

OriginAncient Greek πίτυρον →
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Meanings

adjectivepityroid (comparative more pityroid, superlative most pityroid)

comparative more pityroid · superlative most pityroid

  1. Having the form of, or resembling, bran.

    The ointment may also be applied drugs about whose ultimate destiny in the in pityroid and seborrhoic alopecia

    1899, Merck's Archives

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
branlike

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπίτυρον“bran”
  2. Englishpityroid

From Ancient Greek πίτυρον (píturon, “bran”) + -oid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pyritoid
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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