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coralloid

cor·al·loid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawr-uh-loid or kawr-uh-loid-l; kor-]
    • /ˈkɔr əˌlɔɪd or ˌkɔr əˈlɔɪd l; ˈkɒr-/
    • /kˈɒrəlˌɔɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-uh-loid or kawr-uh-loid-l; kor-]
    • /ˈkɔr əˌlɔɪd or ˌkɔr əˈlɔɪd l; ˈkɒr-/

Definitions of coralloid word

  • adjective coralloid of or resembling coral 3
  • adjective coralloid resembling coral in appearance and form 3
  • adjective coralloid having the form or appearance of coral. 1
  • noun coralloid Having the shape or form of coral. 1
  • noun coralloid A small node of calcite, aragonite or gypsum that forms on surfaces in caves, especially limestone caves. 0

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Origin of coralloid

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin corāll(ium) coral + -oid

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Parts of speech for Coralloid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coralloid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

coralloid usage trend in Literature

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