nodular en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From nodule + -ar.
Meanings
- Of or relating to a nodule or nodules.
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Possessing, composed of, or similar in form to nodules.
Loose nodular deposits of gold metal are commonly referred to as nuggets.
The disease causes nodular black growths that may become pustular.
The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more nodular | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most nodular | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
acinonodular · nodularity · perinodular · extranodular · micronodular · reticulonodular · macronodular · septonodular · uninodular · multinodular · nonnodular · internodular · paranodular · granulonodular · fibronodular · muconodular · papulonodular · pseudonodular · lymphonodular
Translations (6)
fr nodulaire (of or relating to a nodule or modules) · pt nodular (similar in form to a nodule) · es nodular (similar in form to a nodule) · fr nodulaire (similar in form to a nodule) · es nodular (of or relating to a nodule or modules) · pt nodular (of or relating to a nodule or modules)