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Amygdaloid

see synonyms of amygdaloid

Noun

1. amygdaloid

volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits

Adjective

2. almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal

shaped like an almond

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Amygdaloid

see synonyms of amygdaloid
noun
1. 
a volcanic igneous rock containing amygdales
adjective
2. 
having the shape of an almond
3.  a less common form of amygdaloidal (sense 1)

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Amygdaloid

see synonyms of amygdaloid
noun
1. 
igneous rock containing amygdules
adjective
2. 
almond-shaped
3. 
of or like amygdaloid; containing amygdules

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Amygdaloid

see synonyms of amygdaloid
n.
A volcanic rock containing many amygdules.
adj. also a·myg·da·loi·dal (-loidl)
1. Shaped like an almond.
2. Anatomy Of or relating to the amygdala.
3. Resembling a volcanic rock that contains many amygdules.

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