nucleiform
/ˈnjuːklɪɪfɔːm/ /njuːˈkleɪɪfɔːm/adjective
1Having the form of a nucleus or kernel; of a rounded shape. Also (Botany : (especially of the apothecia of certain lichens) globose. Now rare.
2 Archaeol. Designating a type of prehistoric stone tool, usually with a rounded working edge, which resembles a knapped core.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Smart (d. 1872), elocutionist and grammarian. From nucleus + -iform.
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- draw sheet
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- draw something down
- draw something on
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- draw straws
- drawstring
- draw stumps
- draw the crabs
- draw the line
- draw the short straw
- draw up
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- drayman
- DRC
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- dreaded
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- dreadlocked