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HORNLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hornlike mean?
• HORNLIKE (adjective)
The adjective HORNLIKE has 1 sense:
1. made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
Familiarity information: HORNLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
Synonyms:
Similar:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
Context examples
A measurement of the Helmet cells (specialized Keratocytes with two projections on either end that are tapered and hornlike) in a biological specimen.
(Helmet Cell Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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