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Antonyms for nodular

Grammar : Adj
Spell : noj-uh-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɒdʒ ə lər


Definition of nodular

Origin :
  • 1794, from nodule + -ar. Related: Nodularity.
  • As in rough : adj uneven, irregular
Example sentences :
  • Also, nodular or kidney-shaped masses of what the quarrymen call plaster-eggs—apparently snowy gypsum.
  • Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
  • The nodular type, however, may occur in the aorta alone, the branches remaining free.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • This may be seen especially at Goslar, where the nodular lumps of dark grey colour are called vitriol stone (lapis atramenti).
  • Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
  • Misy when it effloresces in no great quantity from the others is like a kind of pollen, otherwise it is nodular.
  • Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
  • When nodular growths can be felt in the free border or surface of the liver, the diagnosis is generally easily established.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The latter is undoubtedly the usual condition, and when the nodular masses are incised an abundant creamy juice exudes.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The tumor is rounded in outline and nodular, and varies in size, density, and color according to the form of carcinoma present.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • It has been customary to differentiate three types: nodular; diffuse; senile.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • Nodular lumps of pyrites and crystals of selenite are of frequent occurrence.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8 » by Various
  • The eruption of glanders on the mucous membranes is nodular, hard, and pelletlike.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture

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