[1865–70; gelatin + -oid]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, figure skating, maverick, springboard, steamroller-oid is a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives andnouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicatedby the preceding element). Other words that use the affix -oid include: cardioid, cuboid, lithoid, ovoid, planetoid
Examples of 'gelatinoid' in a sentence
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Intraoperative findings showed semi - transparent gelatinoid hyperplasia between subarachnoid and soft meningeal, which blocked the subarachnoid cavity.
Wei JIN, Xi-rui HUANG, Qiong WANG, Qiu-ping GUI 2018, 'Diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor', Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgeryhttp://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/1813. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)