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orangelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From orange + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of an orange.
   • […]; collective “fruit” orangelike in size and form (Maclura). 1988, Robert K. Godfrey, Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida and Adjacent Georgia and Alabama, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 33:
   • The crude oleoresin which was examined had a characteristic orangelike odor, and white crystals of resin acid had separated out. 1912, Bulletin, page 19:
   • The schoolbooks say he changed the idea of the earth from a plate to an orangelike shape. 1944, Reginald McIntosh Cleveland, Leslie E. Neville, The Coming Air Age:
   • 6-Methyl heptanal and 6-methyl octanal were especially judged as very interesting because of their fresh, green, juicy, and orangelike odor qualities and their low odor thresholds of 1.2 μ/L and 5.6 μg/L, respectively. 2003, Kathryn D. Deibler, Jeannine Delwiche, Handbook of Flavor Characterization: Sensory Analysis, Chemistry, and Physiology, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 213:

Forms

Synonyms

orangey · orangish