alveoliformadj.

Brit.

/alvɪˈəʊlᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ælˈvi(ə)ləˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alveolus n., -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < alveolus n. + -iform comb. form. Compare French alvéoliforme (1792 with reference to insects; or earlier).

Chiefly Zoology. Now rare.

Having small cells or alveoli resembling those of honeycomb.

ΚΠ

1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 222/2 [Genus] Alveolites.—Animals unknown; cells short, tubular, prismatic, alveoliform, the parietes thin.

1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 65 [Class] Alcyoncellum.—Body fixed..; polygonal, alveoliform.

1915 F. Tilney & L. F. Warren Pineal Body I. 68 A folliculated structure which presents many alveoliform cell groups.

1940 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 59 520 The alveoliform character of the uterine diverticula.

1990 Contrib. Sci. (Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County) No. 418. 4/1 Alveoliform sensilla of tergite X not apparent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	alveoliform
释义	alveoliformadj. Brit. /alvɪˈəʊlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ælˈvi(ə)ləˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alveolus n., -iform comb. form. Etymology: < alveolus n. + -iform comb. form. Compare French alvéoliforme (1792 with reference to insects; or earlier). Chiefly Zoology. Now rare. Having small cells or alveoli resembling those of honeycomb. ΚΠ 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 222/2 [Genus] Alveolites.—Animals unknown; cells short, tubular, prismatic, alveoliform, the parietes thin. 1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 65 [Class] Alcyoncellum.—Body fixed..; polygonal, alveoliform. 1915 F. Tilney & L. F. Warren Pineal Body I. 68 A folliculated structure which presents many alveoliform cell groups. 1940 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 59 520 The alveoliform character of the uterine diverticula. 1990 Contrib. Sci. (Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County) No. 418. 4/1 Alveoliform sensilla of tergite X not apparent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1839
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