syringelike

comparative more syringelike · superlative most syringelike

1. Resembling or characteristic of a syringe.

   In addition, some artists actually sometimes seal sacred liquid within the hollow, syringelike handle of the fan.

   1983, Robert Farris Thompson, Flash of the spirit: African and Afro-American art and philosophy

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   Pipefishes are slender and elongate, with a syringelike mouth and body encased in dermal plates arranged in series of rings.

   1998, John D McEachran, Janice D Fechhelm, Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes

   Using a large, syringelike device, a known volume of air is moved into and out of the spirometer in order to provide a test signal.

   1998, Vincent C Madama, Pulmonary function testing and cardiopulmonary stress testing