acanthoid | (adjective) shaped like a spine or thorn | Synonyms: acanthous, spinous |
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actinoid | (adjective) having a radial form | - |
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adenoid | (adjective) relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue | - |
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adenoidal | (adjective) of or pertaining to the adenoids | - |
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(adjective) sounding as if the nose were pinched | Synonyms: nasal, pinched |
algoid | (adjective) of or resembling algae | - |
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alkaloidal | (adjective) pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids | - |
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allantoid | (adjective) shaped like a sausage | Synonyms: sausage-shaped |
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ameboid | (adjective) like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape) | Synonyms: amoeboid |
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amoeboid | (adjective) like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape) | Synonyms: ameboid |
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amygdaloid | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloidal |
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amygdaloidal | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid |
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amyloid | (adjective) resembling starch | Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike |
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amyloidal | (adjective) resembling starch | Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloid, farinaceous, starchlike |
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aneroid | (adjective) containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid | - |
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aneuploid | (adjective) having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number | - |
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anthropoid | (adjective) resembling human beings | Synonyms: manlike |
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(adjective) resembling apes | Synonyms: anthropoidal, apelike |
anthropoidal | (adjective) resembling apes | Synonyms: anthropoid, apelike |
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antithyroid | (adjective) having the effect of counteracting excessive thyroid activity | - |
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apoplectoid | (adjective) resembling apoplexy | Synonyms: apoplectiform |
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arachnoid | (adjective) relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida | Synonyms: arachnidian, spiderlike, spiderly, spidery |
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aroid | (adjective) relating to a plant of the family Araceae | Synonyms: araceous |
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asteroid | (adjective) shaped like a star | Synonyms: star-shaped |
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asteroidal | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling an asteroid | - |
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autacoidal | (adjective) of or relating to an autacoid | - |
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avoidable | (adjective) capable of being avoided or warded off | Synonyms: avertable, avertible, evitable |
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bacterioid | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioidal, bacteroid, bacteroidal |
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bacterioidal | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacteroid, bacteroidal |
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bacteroid | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacterioidal, bacteroidal |
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bacteroidal | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacterioidal, bacteroid |
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benzenoid | (adjective) similar to benzene in structure or linkage | - |
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bitumenoid | (adjective) like bitumen | Synonyms: bituminoid |
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bituminoid | (adjective) like bitumen | Synonyms: bitumenoid |
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boskopoid | (adjective) belonging or relating to or resembling Boskop man | - |
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botryoid | (adjective) resembling a cluster of grapes in form | Synonyms: botryoidal, boytrose |
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botryoidal | (adjective) resembling a cluster of grapes in form | Synonyms: botryoid, boytrose |
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bungaloid | (adjective) characterized by bungalows | - |
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cancroid | (adjective) of or relating to a cancroid | - |
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celluloid | (adjective) artificial as if portrayed in a film | Synonyms: synthetic |
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centroidal | (adjective) of or relating to (especially passing through) a centroid | - |
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chancroidal | (adjective) of or relating to or having chancroids | - |
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coccoid | (adjective) spherical; like a coccus | - |
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colloidal | (adjective) of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid | - |
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cotyloid | (adjective) of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone | Synonyms: acetabular, cotyloidal |
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cotyloidal | (adjective) of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone | Synonyms: acetabular, cotyloid |
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crinoid | (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the class Crinoidea | - |
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ctenoid | (adjective) resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb | Synonyms: comb-like |
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cuboid | (adjective) shaped like a cube | Synonyms: cube-shaped, cubelike, cubical, cubiform, cuboidal |
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cuboidal | (adjective) shaped like a cube | Synonyms: cube-shaped, cubelike, cubical, cubiform, cuboid |
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cycloid | (adjective) resembling a circle | Synonyms: cycloidal |
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cycloidal | (adjective) resembling a circle | Synonyms: cycloid |
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cyprinoid | (adjective) of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae | Synonyms: cyprinid |
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deltoid | (adjective) triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex | - |
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dendroid | (adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure | Synonyms: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroidal, tree-shaped, treelike |
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dendroidal | (adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure | Synonyms: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, tree-shaped, treelike |
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devoid | (adjective) completely wanting or lacking | Synonyms: barren, destitute, free, innocent |
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diploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number | - |
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discoid | (adjective) having a flat circular shape | Synonyms: disc-shaped, disclike, discoidal, disk-shaped, disklike |
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discoidal | (adjective) having a flat circular shape | Synonyms: disc-shaped, disclike, discoid, disk-shaped, disklike |
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ellipsoid | (adjective) having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid | Synonyms: ellipsoidal, spheroidal |
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ellipsoidal | (adjective) having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid | Synonyms: ellipsoid, spheroidal |
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epithelioid | (adjective) of or belonging to the epithelium | Synonyms: epithelial |
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erythroid | (adjective) relating to erythrocytes | - |
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fungoid | (adjective) resembling fungi | Synonyms: funguslike |
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haploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploidic, monoploid |
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haploidic | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploid, monoploid |
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hyaloid | (adjective) resembling glass in transparency or translucency | Synonyms: hyaline |
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hyoid | (adjective) of or relating to the hyoid bone | - |
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hyperboloidal | (adjective) having the shape of a hyperboloid | - |
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hypnoid | (adjective) of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis | - |
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limacoid | (adjective) of or resembling a slug | Synonyms: limacine |
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lymphoid | (adjective) resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues | - |
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mastoid | (adjective) relating to or resembling a nipple | Synonyms: mastoidal |
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(adjective) of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process | - |
mastoidal | (adjective) relating to or resembling a nipple | Synonyms: mastoid |
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medusoid | (adjective) relating to or resembling a medusa | - |
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metalloid | (adjective) of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal | - |
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mongoloid | (adjective) (offensive) of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome | - |
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(adjective) characteristic of or resembling a Mongol | - |
monoploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploid, haploidic |
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mucinoid | (adjective) resembling mucin | - |
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mucoid | (adjective) relating to or resembling mucus | Synonyms: mucoidal |
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mucoidal | (adjective) relating to or resembling mucus | Synonyms: mucoid |
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myeloid | (adjective) of or relating to bone marrow | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to bone marrow cells | Synonyms: myelic |
(adjective) marrowlike | - |
myoid | (adjective) resembling muscle | - |
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nonsteroidal | (adjective) not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones | - |
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ovoid | (adjective) rounded like an egg | Synonyms: egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval-shaped, oval, ovate, oviform, prolate |
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paraboloidal | (adjective) having the shape of a paraboloid | - |
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paranoid | (adjective) suffering from paranoia | - |
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petaloid | (adjective) resembling a flower petal | - |
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placoid | (adjective) as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks | Synonyms: platelike |
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polyploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | - |
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rectosigmoid | (adjective) of or related to or near the sigmoid colon and the upper part of the rectum | - |
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rheumatoid | (adjective) of or pertaining to arthritis | Synonyms: arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumy |
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rhizoidal | (adjective) of or relating to a rhizoid | - |
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rhomboid | (adjective) shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid | Synonyms: rhomboidal |
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rhomboidal | (adjective) shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid | Synonyms: rhomboid |
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sarcoid | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling flesh | Synonyms: fleshy |
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scaphoid | (adjective) shaped like a boat | Synonyms: navicular |
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schizoid | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia | Synonyms: schizophrenic |
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(adjective) marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships | - |
sepaloid | (adjective) resembling or characteristic of a sepal | Synonyms: sepaline |
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sigmoid | (adjective) of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine | Synonyms: sigmoidal |
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(adjective) curved in two directions (like the letter S) | - |
sigmoidal | (adjective) of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine | Synonyms: sigmoid |
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