alveoliform

adjective

al·​ve·​o·​li·​form

alˈvēələˌfȯrm,

¦alvē¦ōl-

: shaped like an alveolus

Word History

Etymology

alveol- + -iform

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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