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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)play

  Familiarity information: HORNLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HORNLIKE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)

Synonyms:

corneous; hornlike; horny

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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