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English
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Adjective
nodular (comparative more nodular, superlative most nodular)
- Of or relating to a nodule or nodules.
- Possessing, composed of, or similar in form to nodules.
- Loose nodular deposits of gold metal are commonly referred to as nuggets.
- The disease causes nodular black growths that may become pustular.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6:
- The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings […] ; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts […]
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to a nodule or modules
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
nodular m or f (masculine and feminine plural nodulares)
Further reading
- “nodular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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