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cruor

cru·or
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroo-awr]
    • /ˈkru ɔr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroo-awr]
    • /ˈkru ɔr/

Definitions of cruor word

  • noun cruor a blood clot 3
  • noun cruor coagulated blood; gore 3
  • noun cruor coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot. 1
  • noun cruor The colouring matter of the blood. 1
  • noun cruor The clotted portion of coagulated blood, containing the colouring matter; gore. 0

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Origin of cruor

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin: blood (that flows from a wound), gore; akin to crude

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Parts of speech for Cruor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cruor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for cruor

noun cruor

  • juice — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
  • clot — A clot is a sticky lump that forms when blood dries up or becomes thick.
  • gore — a city in W Ethiopia.
  • hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
  • plasma — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.

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