| 单词 | pityroid |
| 释义 | pityroid in British English (ˈpɪtɪˌrɔɪd) adjective 1. archaic resembling bran 2. medicine resembling pityriasis pityroid in American English (ˈpɪtəˌrɔid) adjective Medicine scaly; resembling bran Word origin [1840–50; ‹ Gk pítȳr(on) bran, scale + -oid]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: creationism, layout, pylon, sensationalism, striation-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: anthropoid, cardioid, cuboid, ovoid, planetoid |
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