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allantoid

[uh-lan-toid]

adjective

  1. Also allantoidal allantoic.



noun

  1. the allantois.

allantoid

/ əˈlæntɔɪd, ˌælənˈtɔɪdəl /

adjective

  1. relating to or resembling the allantois

  2. botany shaped like a sausage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another name for allantois

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • allantoidal adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of allantoid1

1625–35; < Greek ԳٴDZ𾱻ḗs, equivalent to allant- (stem of â sausage) + -DZ𾱻ḗs -oid
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of allantoid1

C17: from Greek ԳٴDZ𾱻ŧ sausage-shaped, from allas sausage + -oid
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The author says in his further description that the form affine is less definitely umbilicate, has white stems, etc.; allantoid, one would now say.

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The allantois also contains a fluid which is known as the allantoid liquid.

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