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foram

[ fawr-uhm ]

/ ˈfɔr əm /

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Origin of foram

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Words nearby foram

for all intents and purposes, for all one is worth, for all that, for all the world, for a loop, foram, foramen, foramen cecum medullae oblongatae, foramen magnum, foramen of vena cava, foramen ovale

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How to use foram in a sentence

One thousand kilometers from Gubbio, at Caravaca on the southeast coast of Spain, Dutch geologist Jan Smit had noticed a similar pattern of changes in forams in rocks.
The Mother of All Accidents - Issue 99: Universality|Sean B. Carroll|April 21, 2021|Nautilus
Alvarez realized something dramatic had happened in the ocean that had driven many foram species extinct in a short period of time.
The Mother of All Accidents - Issue 99: Universality|Sean B. Carroll|April 21, 2021|Nautilus
Foram′inated, Foram′inous, pierced with small holes: porous.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various