scleroid

[ skleer-oid, skler- ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. hard or indurated.

scleroid

/ ˈsklɪərɔɪd /

adjective

1. (of organisms and their parts) hard or hardened

Word History and Origins

Origin of scleroid¹

First recorded in 1855–60; scler- + -oid

Example Sentences

Associated words: scleroid, enucleate, enucleation, inenucleable.

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