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saclike

sac
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sak]
    • /sæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sak]
    • /sæk/

Definition of saclike word

  • noun saclike a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid. 1
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Origin of saclike

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
1735-45; < Latin saccus sack1

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Parts of speech for Saclike

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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saclike popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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    a blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, especially an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the colon.

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    either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
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