infusorial

[ in-fyoo-sawr-ee-uh l, -sohr- ]

/ ˌɪn fyʊˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr- /

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adjective

pertaining to, containing, or consisting of infusorians: infusorial earth.

Nearby words

infusion, infusion-aspiration drainage, infusionism, infusive, infusoria, infusorial, infusorial earth, infusorian, ingate, ingather, ingathering

Origin of infusorial

First recorded in 1840–50; Infusori(a) + -al¹

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Examples from the Web for infusorial

Then infusorial earth was added, to make the compound porous in texture.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
The physiologist Mller has noted another peculiarity in infusorial life.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
Such researches might unfold some unexpected laws in the succession of infusorial life.
Marvels of Pond-life|Henry J. Slack
Nobel, however, had discovered that when nitroglycerin was absorbed in infusorial earth, it was rendered much less sensitive.
Dynamite Stories|Hudson Maxim

From May to August this process was continued without any development of infusorial life.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall