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Definition of Acaroid
1. a. Shaped like or resembling a mite.
Definition of Acaroid
1. Adjective. (context: biology zoology) Shaped like or resembling a mite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acaroid
1. resembling an acarid [adj] - See also: acarid
Medical Definition of Acaroid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Acaroid
Literary usage of Acaroid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"A red acaroid balsam is also obtained from the Bahamas, which is lighter in colour
than the Australian variety. It ia similar in composition to the latter, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Among those who have investigated acaroid balsam are Liebsten- stein ...
By distilling acaroid balsam, Stenhouse obtained a light neutral oil containing ..."
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