Cribrose

/ˈkrɪbroʊs/ adjective

Definition

Having a sieve-like appearance or structure; characterized by many small holes or openings.

Etymology

From Latin 'cribrum' (sieve) + '-ose' (full of, characterized by). Similar to 'cribriform' but using the '-ose' suffix common in botanical and biological descriptions of texture.

Kelly Says

The '-ose' suffix is used when describing things full of or characterized by something—like 'verbose' means full of words, 'cribrose' means full of sieve-like holes!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
cribrose
kri-broh-se
ARالعربية
مسامي
misami
BNবাংলা
cribrose
kri-broh-se
CACatalà
cribros
kri-brohs
CSČeština
cribrose
kri-broh-se
DADansk
cribrose
kri-broh-se
DEDeutsch
cribrose
kri-broh-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
cribrose
kri-broh-se
ESEspañol
cribosos
kri-broh-sohs
FAفارسی
cribrose
kri-broh-se
FISuomi
cribrose
kri-broh-se
FRFrançais
cribosé
kri-bo-ze
GUGU
cribrose
kri-broh-se
HAHA
cribrose
kri-broh-se
HEעברית
cribrose
kri-broh-se
HIहिन्दी
cribrose
kri-broh-se
HUMagyar
cribrose
kri-broh-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
cribrose
kri-broh-se
IGIG
cribrose
kri-broh-se
ITItaliano
cribosos
kri-bo-sohs
JA日本語
篩状の
sairan no
KKKK
cribrose
kri-broh-se
KMKM
cribrose
kri-broh-se
KO한국어
cribrose
kri-bro-seu
MRMR
cribrose
kri-broh-se
MSBahasa Melayu
cribrose
kri-broh-se
MYမြန်မာ
cribrose
kri-broh-se
NLNederlands
cribrose
kri-broh-se
NONorsk
cribrose
kri-broh-se
PAPA
cribrose
kri-broh-se
PLPolski
cribrose
kri-broh-se
PTPortuguês
cribosos
kri-bo-sohs
RORomână
cribrose
kri-broh-se
RUРусский
крибозный
kriboznyy
SVSvenska
cribrose
kri-broh-se
SWKiswahili
cribrose
kri-broh-se
TAதமிழ்
cribrose
kri-broh-se
TEతెలుగు
cribrose
kri-broh-se
THไทย
cribrose
kri-broh-se
TLTL
cribrose
kri-broh-se
TRTürkçe
cribrose
kri-broh-se
UKУкраїнська
крибозний
kriboznyy
URاردو
cribrose
kri-broh-se
VITiếng Việt
cribrose
kri-broh-se
YOYO
cribrose
kri-broh-se
ZH中文
筛状的
shāi zhuàng de
ZUZU
cribrose
kri-broh-se

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